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Russia complicit in human rights abuses in Crimea, court told
Source: The Guardian
Russia complicit in human rights abuses in Crimea, court told
Case could embarrass Vladimir Putin and prompt Ukrainian demands for reparations
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Wed 11 Sep 2019 11.22 BST
Last modified on Wed 11 Sep 2019 11.59 BST
The Russian state directed and ran the military coup in Crimea and its subsequent annexation in 2014, Ukraine has told the European court of human rights.
The case in Strasbourg is one of a series brought by the Ukrainian government designed to expose alleged Russian state complicity in human rights abuses. It has the potential to embarrass Vladimir Putin and lead to Ukrainian demands for reparations from Russia.
Russia rejects allegations it was responsible for the annexation and sought on Wednesday to strike out the case in an attempt to stop it proceeding to its next stage – gathering of direct evidence.
Ben Emmerson QC, representing the Ukrainian government, told the court Ukraine lost control of Crimea on the day of the coup not as a result of unilateral action by armed separatists but “as the result of a military invasion by the armed forces of the Russian Federation, aided and abetted by pro-Russian political and paramilitary proxies in Crimea”.
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Case could embarrass Vladimir Putin and prompt Ukrainian demands for reparations
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
Wed 11 Sep 2019 11.22 BST
Last modified on Wed 11 Sep 2019 11.59 BST
The Russian state directed and ran the military coup in Crimea and its subsequent annexation in 2014, Ukraine has told the European court of human rights.
The case in Strasbourg is one of a series brought by the Ukrainian government designed to expose alleged Russian state complicity in human rights abuses. It has the potential to embarrass Vladimir Putin and lead to Ukrainian demands for reparations from Russia.
Russia rejects allegations it was responsible for the annexation and sought on Wednesday to strike out the case in an attempt to stop it proceeding to its next stage – gathering of direct evidence.
Ben Emmerson QC, representing the Ukrainian government, told the court Ukraine lost control of Crimea on the day of the coup not as a result of unilateral action by armed separatists but “as the result of a military invasion by the armed forces of the Russian Federation, aided and abetted by pro-Russian political and paramilitary proxies in Crimea”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/11/russia-human-rights-abuses-in-crimea-vladimir-putin-court