Latvia today welcomed a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that upholds its war crimes conviction of former Soviet partisan fighter Vasily Kononov, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
The ruling, released today by the Strasbourg-based court, says Latvia did not violate Kononov's human rights by prosecuting him six decades after the end of World War II.
A Latvian court convicted Latvian-born Kononov in 2004 over a 1944 raid by Soviet partisans on a village in which nine civilians, including a pregnant woman, were shot dead.
Latvian prosecutors said the victims were peaceful citizens, but Kononov claimed they had collaborated with Nazi Germany.
with agency reports
The ruling, released today by the Strasbourg-based court, says Latvia did not violate Kononov's human rights by prosecuting him six decades after the end of World War II.
A Latvian court convicted Latvian-born Kononov in 2004 over a 1944 raid by Soviet partisans on a village in which nine civilians, including a pregnant woman, were shot dead.
Latvian prosecutors said the victims were peaceful citizens, but Kononov claimed they had collaborated with Nazi Germany.
with agency reports