ECtHR obliges Russia to pay 60,000 euros to relative of slain Ingush resident

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found a violation of the right to life of Apti Dalakov, a resident of Ingushetia, who was killed by law enforcers in 2007. His uncle was awarded a compensation for moral harm in the amount of 60,000 euros, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported.

The "Caucasian Knot" has informed that on September 2, 2007, in Karabulak, Apti Dalakov, 21, a resident of Ingushetia, was shot dead in the course of a special operation. Then, as suggested by Tatiana Lokshina, a researcher for the international Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization in Russia, a grenade was planted on Dalakov's dead body. After his death, residents of Ingushetia sent an appeal to the republic's Public Prosecutor, in which they expressed doubt that Dalakov had been a militant.

On February 16, the ECtHR passed a decision on the complaint of Magomed Dalakov, a resident of Karabulak and Apti's uncle.

The ECtHR has found that Russian authorities are responsible for the murder of the applicant's nephew and ineffective investigation into this crime.

According to the HRC "Memorial", Apti Dalakov's relatives had applied to the Prosecutor's Office asking to initiate a criminal case in connection with the killing of an unarmed man, but the case was never opened.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.