21 May 2004 00:42
Russia should abide by ruling on Gusinsky - ombudsman
MOSCOW. May 21 (Interfax) - Russian human rights commissioner Vladimir Lukin has called on the country's
authorities to abide by a ruling issued by the European Court of Human Rights requiring Russia to pay Vladimir Gusinsky,
former owner of NTV television, 88,000 euros as compensation for his court expenses.
"We should treat the European court's ruling simply: the European court has issued this ruling and we need
to carry it out," Lukin said at a news conference in the Interfax main office on Friday.
"This is a qualified court, and its decision most likely points to the fact that our judicial agencies'
actions were unqualified," he said.
"Our courts should work better" if Russia wants international judicial agencies to rule in its favor in
similar cases.
"Of course, nobody is immune to mistakes, neither domestic courts nor European courts. But the European court
has made a large number of decisions, including on Russia, and some of these rulings have been highly appropriate,"
the human rights commissioner said.
The European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday found that Russia had violated Gusinsky's human rights and
ordered it to pay compensation for his court expenses. [RU EUROPE EEU EMRG POL LEG LAW] tm tj <>
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