Russian-speaking community in UK asks Strasbourg Court to be humane to former partisan Kononov
22.07.2009
Kononov as the desire of the Latvian authorities to revise the result of World War II.
"The process initiated by Latvian state and legal structures against Kononov is aimed at making a precedent to revise the result World War II and glorify fascist criminals," the Association's Chairman Natalia Nikolayeva told Interfax on Wednesday.
Nikolayeva reported that her organization addressed the Strasbourg Court with the request that it take a humane attitude toward Kononov.
"Members of the Russian-speaking diaspora in Great Britain back our compatriot and are concerned about his health and moral condition. There is no doubt that the persistent pressure of the Latvian official
structures will affect the elderly man's health," Nikolayeva said.
"Keeping him in custody for 18 months contradicts human morality as he did not and does not pose any danger to society."
In its address to the European Court of human rights, the Association voices confidence that it "would not take a lead from the Latvian authorities, and when examining the case will take into account that
preserving the history of a nation that won a victory over fascism, educating the youth in respect to the generation that stood up for the Great victory is one of the most important tasks of modern society."
"The example of partisan Kononov, who fought against fascism behind enemy lines, should remain in history as a model of heroism displayed by Soviet soldiers during the years of World War II," the address
said.
Russian-speaking community in UK asks Strasbourg Court to be humane to former partisan Kononov
The Russian Immigrants Association of Great Britain interprets the process against former partisan VasilyKononov as the desire of the Latvian authorities to revise the result of World War II.
"The process initiated by Latvian state and legal structures against Kononov is aimed at making a precedent to revise the result World War II and glorify fascist criminals," the Association's Chairman Natalia Nikolayeva told Interfax on Wednesday.
Nikolayeva reported that her organization addressed the Strasbourg Court with the request that it take a humane attitude toward Kononov.
"Members of the Russian-speaking diaspora in Great Britain back our compatriot and are concerned about his health and moral condition. There is no doubt that the persistent pressure of the Latvian official
structures will affect the elderly man's health," Nikolayeva said.
"Keeping him in custody for 18 months contradicts human morality as he did not and does not pose any danger to society."
In its address to the European Court of human rights, the Association voices confidence that it "would not take a lead from the Latvian authorities, and when examining the case will take into account that
preserving the history of a nation that won a victory over fascism, educating the youth in respect to the generation that stood up for the Great victory is one of the most important tasks of modern society."
"The example of partisan Kononov, who fought against fascism behind enemy lines, should remain in history as a model of heroism displayed by Soviet soldiers during the years of World War II," the address
said.
