MOSCOW, April 17 - RAPSI. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Russia to pay nearly 340,000 euro to 50 military officers subject to dismissal, who complained about long delays during the execution of housing provision judgments.

The plaintiffs maintain that Russian courts obliged the authorities to provide them with houses. However, these orders were either executed with significant delays or never fulfilled.

Meanwhile, Russia adopted a new compensation law in 2010 after the Strasbourg court's pilot judgment obliging Russia to ensure the prompt and adequate restoration of rights in the case of the non-execution or delayed execution of court judgments. However, the ECHR concluded that the law is not applicable to such cases, as it implies compensation only due to long delays in the execution of judgments.

Russian military officers lodged complaints with the court from 2007 to 2010. The plaintiffs asserted that their rights to fair justice within a reasonable time and property protection were violated. They also complained about the absence of effective legal remedies in Russia.

The ECHR sided with the plaintiffs and awarded them a total of 336,000 euro.

The court also noted that Russia still lacks effective legal remedies through which the public can complain about delays in terms of the execution of judgments.