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Leader of Russian gay movement has sued to Ludmila Alekseeva |
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Leader of Russian gay movement has sued to Ludmila Alekseeva
Leader of the Russian gay community and the organizer of the Moscow authorities banned a gay parade Nikolai Alexeyev has sued the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group Lyudmila Alekseeva and radio station Ekho Moskvy. In a statement sent to the Presnensky District Court Alexeev argues that the defender has extended through the media discrediting his business reputation information. In late August, in the "Turn on" Ekho Moskvy "Alexeyev described as his namesake:" Well, yes, this is my namesake. It is, thank you, Lord, not my son, not my brother, not because he was gay. It's just I'm quite calmly refer to these people. And because he is a man who is often lying. I personally experienced this, unfortunately. " Gay activists said that "statements of Ms. Alexeeva been recently cited for that to discredit me, they are even engraved with a special gusto visit me in the Russian Wikipedia. He also said that "sought from Ms Alexeeva apology out of court, but they never came. In this connection, I had no other options but to restore his reputation in court. " The plaintiff insists on an apology and retraction damaging information to the radio station. It is reported that regardless of the outcome of the case, the Moscow Helsinki Group intends to continue its support of sexual minorities. On Thursday, 21 October, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg upheld the complaint Alekseeva, invalidated a ban on gay parades in Moscow. The court awarded the plaintiffs 17 thousand euros as compensation for legal costs and 12,000 euros in moral damages. The verdict of the European Court of Justice may enter into force three months later. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice intends to appeal the decision, but according to the chief of staff authorized in the European Court of Andrei Fedorov, a process likely to win in Russia a little bit.
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