19 June 2009, 23:00
European Court obliges Russia to pay 35,000 euros to Chechen woman
On June 18 in Strasbourg, a decision of the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on case No. 2393/05 "Magomadova versus Russia" was announced. The court obliged the Russian Federation to pay 35,000 euros of compensation to the resident of Chechnya.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that this month the ECtHR has already passed unanimous decisions against Russia for human rights violations on two cases from Chechnya. The Court then found Russia guilty of disappearance of residents of Chechnya in 2001 and fined the government by 160,000 euros.
One more complaint to the ECtHR was filed by Sebigat Magomadova, a resident of Urus-Martan, in the Chechen Republic. The applicant's interests were presented by lawyers of the HRC "Memorial" and the European Centre in Defence of Human Rights.
According to the claim, at night on April 12, 2002, Russian soldiers in camouflage rushed into her house, made a search and, without presenting an arrest warrant, took away Magomadova's son Ibragim, born in 1973.
"All the applicant's attempts to find her son were a failure. As a result of Magomadova's numerous addresses to law enforcement bodies, a criminal case was opened on the fact of her son's kidnapping. However, the investigation failed to find Ibragim's whereabouts. During several years, the investigation was repeatedly stopped and renewed," runs the statement of the HRC "Memorial".
Now, Ms Magomadova, under the ECtHR's ruling, will receive 35,000 euros as compensation.
