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 Moscow Mayor’s Office granted RUB 5,000,000 (EUR 113,830) for protection of former “Red Partisan” Vasilijs Kononovs in the European Court of Human Rights

The Moscow Mayor’s Office granted RUB 5,000,000 (EUR 113,830) for protection of former “Red Partisan” Vasilijs Kononovs in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR.) As reported, in July 2008, the ECHR adopted a ruling in favour of Vasilijs Kononovs in his case against Latvia and obliged Latvia to pay to Mr. Kononovs EUR 30,000 as moral compensation. Latvia appealed the ruling and the case will be reviewed in the Grand Chamber. Chas, Vesti Segodnya, Latvijas Avize

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