The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded 46 thousand euros to the relatives of the founder of the Chernovik newspaper, Khadzhimurad Kamalov, and the deputy editor-in-chief of Novoye Delo, Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, who were killed in Dagestan in 2011 and 2013. attention to the decision . drew Mediazona
According to the court, the Russian authorities violated the article on the right to life (Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights) by failing to properly investigate the threats to journalists.
In January 2013, Akhmednabiev was shot near his house, but a case of attempted murder was not opened - the security forces classified the attack under articles of damage to property (Part 1 of Article 167 of the Criminal Code) and illegal use of firearms (Part 1 of Article 222 of the Criminal Code) ). In July, the journalist was killed, on the same day investigators opened a case for murder (Article 105 of the Criminal Code) and damage to property, but since 2018 there has been no information about his investigation.
Kamalov was shot dead at the entrance to the editorial office in December 2011. A criminal case was opened into his death under several criminal articles. On July 1, 2022, the Southern District Military Court sentenced three perpetrators and the customer, former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan Shamil Isaev, to prison terms ranging from 16 to 24 years.
- On June 11, 2022, Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing the Russian government not to implement ECHR decisions taken after March 15, 2022, the day Russia was expelled from the Council of Europe. At the same time, the Court continued to consider complaints about violations by the Russian authorities that occurred before September 14, 2022. Lawyers are still turning to the ECHR with them in order to maintain contact with the Council of Europe, to which Russia may someday want to return. It also makes it possible to record violations and inform European countries about the scale of human rights violations in Russia.