ECHR accepts complaint about detention of Pavlo Hryb by Russia's special services - Petrenko

11:31, 12.09.2017 1 min read

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted a complaint on the case of detention of Ukrainian citizen Pavlo Hryb by Russian special services in the territory of Belarus, Ukraine's Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko has said.

"Having examined the materials submitted, on September 11, 2017 the European Court of Human Rights decided to adjourn the consideration of application of Rule 39 of the Rules of the European Court until the necessary information is received from the government of the Russian Federation. According to Ihor Hryb, the father of the detained man, the court decided to demand data on the health status of Pavlo from Russian representatives for a further consideration of the case," Petrenko wrote on his Facebook page.

The government of the Russian Federation must provide the required information on time until September 25, 2017.

"I will personally control the situation. We must stop abductions of our citizens by the aggressor country," the minister said.