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International court rules Russia to pay for Greenpeace false piracy arrests
THE Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague has ruled against Russia, saying it will have to pay the Netherlands compensation for its handling of the Greenpeace activists, Interfax reports.
The 610-dwt Arctic Sunrise, an ice-strengthened ex-sealer sailed under a Dutch flag in September 2013 when it campaigned against Gazprom Neft's oil activities in the Pechora Sea, said the report.
The environment activists and the vessel were arrested on piracy charges. They were released in December the same year after Russia agreed to grant an amnesty, said the report.
The PCA ruled that Russia violated international law when it arrested the ship and its 30 crew members. The Arctic Sunrise was allowed to leave Murmansk only in early August 2014.
Russia quickly announced that it is likely to appeal the verdict of the Hague court.
"The validity of the Russian law enforcement authorities' actions are not disputable since the arrest of the Arctic Sunrise was based on a court decision," a representative of the Russian side says to Interfax.
The PCA administers cases arising out of international treaties and other agreements to arbitrate. Hearings are rarely open to the public and sometimes even the decision itself is kept confidential.
The 610-dwt Arctic Sunrise, an ice-strengthened ex-sealer sailed under a Dutch flag in September 2013 when it campaigned against Gazprom Neft's oil activities in the Pechora Sea, said the report.
The environment activists and the vessel were arrested on piracy charges. They were released in December the same year after Russia agreed to grant an amnesty, said the report.
The PCA ruled that Russia violated international law when it arrested the ship and its 30 crew members. The Arctic Sunrise was allowed to leave Murmansk only in early August 2014.
Russia quickly announced that it is likely to appeal the verdict of the Hague court.
"The validity of the Russian law enforcement authorities' actions are not disputable since the arrest of the Arctic Sunrise was based on a court decision," a representative of the Russian side says to Interfax.
The PCA administers cases arising out of international treaties and other agreements to arbitrate. Hearings are rarely open to the public and sometimes even the decision itself is kept confidential.
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