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In July 1998, original proceedings against Kononov were commenced by the Latvian Principal Public Prosecutor's Office, whereby in August 1998 he was formally charged and ultimately indicted in December 1998. Kononov pleaded not guilty at the trial which began in January 1999. Ample evidence of guilt
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personnel, into the village and killed nine civilians, including three women, one in the late stages of pregnancy who was burned alive. A Latvian court declared the killing of the three women a war crime. The conviction was later overturned on the grounds that it was not clearly established whether
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On 25 April 2000, the Criminal Affairs Division in Latvia overturned his conviction on the grounds that it was not clearly established whether Kononov was operating on occupied territory and whether he and his men could be considered combatants, as well as whether the villagers could be considered
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On 27 May 1944, a detachment of the Soviet First Latvian Partisan Battalion led by Kononov staged a "counter operation" against the village of Mazie Bati. In this operation, nine villagers were accused of being the "German auxiliaries" (the Latvian armed resistance against the Soviet occupation of
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On 17 May 2001, Kononov was once again charged by the prosecutor's office following a new investigation. The deaths of six men were deemed justifiable, but the deaths of the three women were deemed an act of banditry, in violation of the law, but ultimately barred by statute of limitations. The
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In May 2010, the Grand Chamber ruled, by 14 votes to 3, that the case presented no violation of Article 7 ECHR. Under the Hague Regulations of 1907, the court determined Kononov could be punished for failing to meet the regulation criteria, specifically, wearing German Wehrmacht uniforms while
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On 29 February 1944, Latvian villagers from Mazie Bati (in Russian sources: Малые Баты (Malye Baty)) allowed 12 men from the Soviet reconnaissance-sabotage group to stay in their barns. The next day, at six in the morning, the Germans, who Kononov suspected the villagers of aiding, burned and
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prosecution appealed and on 30 April 2004, the decision of the lower court was overturned and Kononov was found guilty of war crimes, and subsequently jailed. On 28 September 2004, the Supreme Court upheld the verdict of the court in dismissing Kononov's appeal.
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stated: "Vasily Kononov selflessly fought the Nazi invaders throughout the years of the Great Patriotic War. He remained loyal to the common bonds forged in battle and defended the truth about the events of those years throughout his entire life."
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Kononov was operating on occupied territory and whether he and his men could be considered combatants, as well as whether the villagers could be considered prisoners of war. An appeal by the prosecutor to the Supreme Court of Latvia was dismissed.
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carrying out the crimes. The court determined the execution of the villagers was in violation of established international law at the time, as Kononov was only entitled to arrest them, and his conviction was not barred by statute of limitations.
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Kononov was convicted for his role in three deaths in Mazie Bati, a Latvian village where local inhabitants had denounced alleged partisans who were then killed by German troops. A short time later Kononov led a unit, posing as German
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A press release published by the ECHR on 24 July 2008 revealed the Court's decision, establishing, by four votes to three, that the Kononov's case presented a violation of Article 7 (no retrospective punishment) of the
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uniforms so as not to arouse the suspicion of the villagers. Nine villagers were killed, including three women, one in the late stages of pregnancy who was burned alive. Buildings were burned as well.
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Latvia sided with the German invaders in 1941) responsible for the prior incident. Kononov's men were sent to capture the villagers pursuant to an ad-hoc Military Tribunal verdict.
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prisoners of war based on their armament by the Germans. On 27 June 2000, the Supreme Court of Latvia dismissed the prosecutor's appeal, ultimately setting Kononov free.
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was referred to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. In May 2009, Lithuania has joined Latvia using its right to participate in the case.
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machine-gunned the barns. All 12 partisans, including the leader Major Chugunov, his wife Antonina and their 7-month-old son, were killed.
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At various times throughout the period of his prosecution for alleged war crimes, Kononov has received official support from the
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from World War II. Matyushkin stated "there are signs of attempts to revise the results of the Nuremberg processes."
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On 14 October 2008, the government of Latvia decided to appeal the 24 July judgment. On 9 February 2009, the case
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Kononov's defence team, along with Russia's representative to the ECHR, Deputy Justice Minister
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Kononov died in Latvia on 31 March 2011 at the age of 88. In a telegram to Kononov's family,
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in compensation for the two and a half years his client spent in a Latvian prison.
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Kononov War Crimes Judgment Issued by European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber
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had overturned the Latvian court ruling. He also said that Kononov was seeking
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Kononov's former superior officer, later academician and Soviet functionary,
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Senate of the Supreme Court of Latvia, Criminal Case Section, Judgement in
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In the hearings of his case at the ECHR, Russia acted as a third party.
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On 19 June 2008, Kononov's lawyer Mikhail Ioffe, announced that the
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European Court of Human Rights cases on Occupation of Baltic States
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1949. He was found guilty and sentenced to six years imprisonment.
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was found by the court where Kononov was in violation of the
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Kononov and his men conducted the operation wearing German
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European Court of Human Rights cases involving Lithuania
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European Court of Human Rights cases involving Russia
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
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Russian people convicted of crimes against humanity
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Case No. 86000198 against V. Kononov for war crimes
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Hague Convention
Geneva Convention (IV)
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European Convention on Human Rights
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