Strasbourg fines Russia $100,000 over disappearance of Chechens
PARIS, January 15 (RIA Novosti) - The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Thursday ordered Russia to pay 81,000 euros ($106,000) in connection with the disappearance of two Chechens in 2002 and 2004.
The parents of Vakha Abdurzakov claim that their son was kidnapped from their home in Urus-Martan in October 2002 by the Russian military. The Russian government, on the other hand, claim that Abdurzakov was captured by unidentified armed people who were traveling in stolen vehicles.
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