ყველას გილოცავთ სტრასბურგის სასამართლოს გადაწვეტილებას :) Russia violated the human rights of Georgians it expelled in the wake of a 2006 spying dispute, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday. Georgias government, which brought the case, said more than 4,600 Georgians were arrested and forced to leave Russia from September 2006 to January 2007. The expulsions were prompted by the arrests of four Russian officers accused of spying in September 2006 in Tbilisi. Russia argued that the expulsions were not made in retaliation for the arrests, but that it was only applying immigration regulations. Georgian witnesses who testified before the court said that when they asked Russian authorities why they were being arrested, they were told orders had been given to expel Georgian nationals. Court appearances at which they were ordered out of the country lasted about five minutes and occurred without defence lawyers, they said. They were detained for between two more days and two more weeks in crowded, unsanitary cells before being taken to airports, the witnesses testified. The court ruled that Russia had violated: the Georgians right to liberty and security; their right to a judicial review of their detentions; a ban on inhumane or degrading treatment; and a ban on the collective expulsion of foreigners. The court gave Russia and Georgia 12 months to agree to a settlement on damages.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 09:00:59 +0000
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