The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has granted Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s appeal against Russian court rulings placing him under house arrest in the Yves Rocher embezzlement case, resolving that his rights had been violated.
“The court has found Navalny’s rights to have been violated, resolving that placing him under house arrest was an excessive and politically-motivated restrictive measure. His right to free speech was also violated,” lawyer Olga Mikhailova told Interfax on April 9.
Mikhailova said that, according to her information, it was the first time the ECHR had handed down a judgment concerning house arrest in relation to Russia.
“In accordance with the court’s judgment, Navalny has been awarded 20,000 euro in compensation for non-pecuniary damage and 2,500 euro in compensation for court expenses. We are satisfied with the court’s judgment,” she said.
