The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will examine the case of the 18 year-old Moldovan Vadim Pisari, who was killed by a Russian peacekeeper on January 1, 2012, as an urgent matter. Recently, the Court informed the governments of Moldova and Russia about this case. The plaintiffs are the killed young man’s parents who are residents of Parata village of Dubasari destruct and are represented by jurists of Promo-LEX Association, IPN reports.

According to a communiqué of Promo-LEX, the plaintiffs complained to the ECHR that Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to life) was violated and that the investigation of the circumstances of their son’s murder, performed by the authorities of Moldova and Russia, wasn’t efficient

At about 7am on January 1, 2012, Vadim Pisari, driving a car, crossed a peacekeeping post set up between Vadul lui Voda town and Parata village. The Russian soldier fired towards the back of the car, injuring the young man. He died later the same day. The Moldovan authorities started an investigation into this case, but the Russian peacekeeper wasn’t arrested. He was transfused by the Russian authorities to a military unit in Bryansk region.

The Prosecutor Genera’s Office of Moldova issued an international search warrant against the Russian soldier, but the Russian authorities refused to cooperate within the investigation. The Russian soldier was acquitted on the grounds that his acts didn’t represent elements of an offense. Currently, the criminal case is suspended.

Plaintiffs’ requests to the Russian authorities were repeatedly ignored. At the end of 2012, the plaintiffs were informed that the criminal case started over the death of Vadim Pisari was closed, but they were issued with no relevant ordinance. Other attempts by Vadim Pisari’s parents to find out information about the investigation carried out by the Russian authorities failed.