Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russia guilty of the execution of Ukrainian civilians and military personnel out of combat, torture, unjustified displacement of civilians – and not only. European Human Rights Court’s decision will not be the last about the war. Kremlin guarantees that he will not comply with court decisions.
The European Court of Human Rights (TEDH) sentenced Russia on Wednesday for violation of international law in Ukraine and the fall of the Malaysia Airlines flight that in 2014.
In both cases, they were unpublished decisionssince it was the first time an international court considered Moscow responsible for human rights abuses since the Ukraine invasion in 2022 and decided that Russia is behind the fall of the MH17 flight.
These are the first two decisions of TEDH against Russia in a FOUR ACTION SET Interposed by Ukraine and the Netherlands, encompassing a vast range of alleged human rights violations since the start of the broader conflict that dates back to 2014, including the drop in flight and.
After a deliberation read for more than 40 minutes by the President of the Court, French judge Mattias Guyomar, Russia was considered Guilty for the execution of “Ukrainian civilians and military personnel out of combat”, “acts of torture”, “unjustified displacement of civilians” and “destruction, looting and expropriation” During an operation in the Ukrainian region.
On the other hand, the judge considered Moscow responsible for the fall of Boeing 777, which flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, which was shot down on July 17, 2014 with a Russian manufacture, fired from an eastern Ukraine -controlled Ukraine territory. All 298 passengers and crew died, including 196 Dutch citizens.
The decisions are, however, above all symbolic, as the court’s leading body expelled Moscow in 2022 after the large -scale invasion. In addition, Kremlin has already responded to the unprecedented conviction. Questioned by the decisions, the Kremlin spokesman said that “they are insignificant“.
“We will not fulfill” The decisions of the European Court also guaranteed Dmitri Peskov during his daily press conference.
However, the families of the victims of the MH17 flight disaster see the decision as a Important frame In your search for justice, which has been going on for 11 years.
Already in May, the disaster aviation agency.
TEDH is an important part of the Council of Europe, the main human rights institution of the continent. THE Russia was expelled from the Council Due to the invasion and consequent war in Ukraine, but the court may still judge cases against Russia prior to its expulsion.
In 2023, judges decided in favor of Ukraine and the Netherlands in a contestation on jurisdiction, concluding that there was enough evidence to show that areas in eastern Ukraine controlled by the separatist rebels were “under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation”, including the supply of weapons and political and economic support.
The recent decision will not be the last Tedh about the war, following the deliberations on Two other processes presented by Ukraine and almost 10,000 filed by individuals.
Decisions in Strasbourg are independent of a criminal process in the Netherlands, where Two Russians and a Ukrainian rebel were sentenced to the default by multiple murders in the scope of the Flight MH17.
In 2022, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations Superior Court, ordered Russia to interrupt military operations in Ukraine while being tried, an indication that Moscow disrespected.
Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy formally approved the plans for the creation of an international new court to sue Russian responsible for the invasion of Ukraine.