Latvia defeated in human rights case

By Talis Saule Archdeacon RIGA - An alleged Soviet war criminal from World War II has won a landmark case against Latvia in the European Court of Human Rights and is to be compensated for his detention in the country. World War II veteran Vasily Kononov, 85, was convicted of war crimes in a Latvian court and later acquitted by the ECHR, primarily because two of the three laws he broke were not yet in effect in 1944. The court has awarded him 30,000 euros in compensation for the years he spent in prison. Kononov admitte ... The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please log on using the form on the top of the page. If you don't have a membership yet... [read full story]