the First lawsuit against the world health organization because of the coronavirus were filed in the Presnensky district court of Moscow. Plaintiff – Kazan lawyer Lavrenty Sichinava – are you sure about the beginning of the pandemic, it was announced late, and Russia has taken the necessary protective measures too late.
As it became known “MK”, as compensation for pecuniary damage lawyer requires a with who 100 million rudders, and the claim is also addressed to the Moscow representation of the organization. As explained “MK” Sichinava, despite numerous casualties and other catastrophic consequences, the defendant incorrectly responded to the detection of the virus and, in fact, engaged in concealing the true extent of the disease, contributed to its spread around the world, including in Russia.
– As follows from open media sources, only 11 of March, that is after two and a half months after the outbreak in China, who was declared a pandemic, says Lawrence. – And only after the Declaration of the pandemic, from mid-March in Russia was carried out a complex of measures of a sanitary nature.. .However, due to the loss time scale of the pandemic became catastrophic.
According to him, in the end hurt the Russians: someone has died close friends, and who was for a long time locked in the house or suffered financial losses.
Sichinava said that even though he was stated as moral damages quite a tidy sum, it will be enough and five thousand rubles.
Even if the court will partially satisfy my claim, I appeal to I will not. And five thousand is enough. Because it’s not in money, but in fact. For me it is important that the court recognized that by who was flawed. Then, each victim — and that we will be able to go on this way – said the plaintiff.
At the same time, the Complainant noted that mentally prepared for the rejection of the claim. If this happens, then it will go further up to the ECHR.
