MOSCOW, January 10 (RAPSI) - Victims of a 2009 shooting spree in a Moscow shopping center caused by police major Denis Yevsyukov have filed an application with the Russian Supreme Court seeking to review denial of compensations to them taking into account ECHR’s ruling, Trunov, Aivar and Partners, the firm representing the victims, informed on its website on Tuesday.

Earlier, a Moscow court dismissed claims for compensations filed by Yevsyukov’s victims against the Department of Finance in Moscow, Federal Treasury and Finance Ministry, according to lawyer Igor Trunov.

In December 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously found violation of Yevsyukov victims’ right to life (Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights) and ordered Russia to pay them €36,000 in damages. Moreover, ECHR ruled that Russian authorities must pay court costs amounted to €2,000 to one of the victims.

In 2009, Yevsyukov, at that time the chief of the police department of Tsaritsyno district, wearing his police uniform and armed with a handgun went on a rampage killing two individuals and wounding seven others. Altogether, more than 20 people were recognized as victims of the shooting spree.

The crime sparked public outcry and resulted in dismissal of several top police officials in Moscow. In 2011, a broad reform centered around a police law was conducted.

In 2010, Yevsyukov was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.