The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice recognized the Peacemaker as an authoritative media outlet
Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine - Commissioner for the European Court of Human Rights Ivan Lishchina asked the scandalous website “Peacemaker” not to publish information about representatives of the Russian Federation in the ECHR and other participants in interstate cases of Ukraine against Russia until the ECHR’s decision is made, since the actions of “Peacemaker” may prevent Ukraine from winning this case, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
About this Lishchina reported on his Facebook page.
“Given the high level of public confidence in the work of the “Peacemaker” center and the importance of its activities for the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, in order to effectively protect Ukraine, requests the ECHR to refrain from publishing information about certain individuals representing the Russian Federation or providing evidence / testimonies in interstate cases of Ukraine against Russia before the case is considered on the merits and the decision of the ECtHR,” wrote the Deputy Minister.
The appeal of the deputy minister was due to the consideration of the case “Ukraine v. Russia (on Crimea)” at the ECHR, the first hearing of which took place on September 11.
According to Lishchyna, after oral hearings in the interstate case “Ukraine v. Russia (on Crimea)”, the Russian government complained to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the ECHR that the Peacemaker Center included Russian representatives in the ECHR in its databases.
“So, during September-October 2019, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and the ECHR received several letters from the Government of the Russian Federation, which state that after oral hearings in the interstate case “Ukraine v. Russia (on Crimea)” under No. 20958/14, held on 11 September 2019 in Strasbourg (French Republic), representatives of the Russian Federation to the ECHR were included in the databases of the “Peacemaker” center.
The Government of the Russian Federation, referring to the articles of the ECHR Rules (which are binding on both parties in the process), regards this as intimidation and pressure on Russia in case No. in bad faith,” the deputy wrote, adding that the Russian Federation was looking for and is looking for “any reasons regarding the impossibility of considering the case in the ECHR.”
Recall that on September 11, the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR held hearings in the interstate case “Ukraine v. Russia”.
Ukrainian video blogger Anatoly Shariy called the request of the Deputy Minister of Justice to the “Peacemaker” another evidence of the “deflection” of the current government in front of an aggressive minority and suggested that the “Peacemaker” require the Ministry of Justice to send their requests exclusively in writing and on Thursdays, as well as strictly in Ukrainian and in several copies.
Shariy also drew attention to the fact that the Ministry of Justice asks “Peacemaker” to remove the personal data of Russians only before the ECHR makes a decision on the case, suggesting that after the decision is made by the court, “Peacemaker”, according to the logic of the Ministry of Justice, can return illegally posted personal data to the site.
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