Republic of South Ossetia is “not a breakaway region of Georgia and a territory not subject to the jurisdiction of Russia,” but the independent legal state formed by the will of the people in accordance with all principles and norms of international law Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia noted, commenting on the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
“We drew attention to the decision of the ECHR on the claim of Georgia, which refers to alleged violations of human rights in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
We have to note with regret that international justice has become the object of political manipulation and this is already being done openly. Even the very fact of recognizing the admissibility of consideration of the claim “Georgia against Russia” by the international court is already a crime, since it was based on a deliberate cynical lie,” a message published on the official website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia reads.
As noted by the Ministry, the targeted genocide of the people of South Ossetia, the murder of thousands of civilians, the attack on Russian peacekeepers, and thousands of rejected lawsuits by residents of South Ossetia, whose lives were subjected to a mortal threat in August 2008, did not become the subject of the international investigation. Instead of prosecuting the real perpetrators, the Strasbourg court accepted Georgia's claim, thereby finding that Georgia had inflicted insufficient damages on the applicants from South Ossetia in August 2008.
“The interpretation of events so far from reality is unlikely to contribute to efforts to achieve sustainable peace in the region and trust in international courts.
Georgia still does not admit its guilt in the attack on South Ossetia in August 2008. And this is despite the conclusions of the international commission of the European Union headed by Heidi Tagliavini, who in her report clearly identified the aggressor of the outbreak of hostilities,” the Foreign Ministry has emphasized.
The Foreign Ministry added that the policy of connivance, leniency of double standards is criminal and unacceptable.
“We urge the European Court to be guided by generally accepted principles and norms of international law, instead of distorting facts,” the Foreign Ministry noted.
