MOSCOW, September 7 - RAPSI. Relatives of the pilots who died in the Yak-42 airplane crash that killed the Lokomotiv ice hockey team have filed applications with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), defense attorney Igor Trunov told the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI/rapsinews.com).

According to Trunov, two articles of the European Convention on Human Rights were violated during the investigation.

"We want the ECHR to recognize that Article 6 'Right to a fair trial' and Article 13 'Right to an effective remedy' were violated," he said.

The Yak-42 carrying the ice hockey team crashed 2.5 kilometers away from the Yaroslavl airport on September 7. Of the 45 people on board, only one crew member survived.

On September 6, investigators brought charges against former Yak Service Director for Flight Work Vadim Timofeyev for breaking safety and air transport operation rules.

Investigators maintain that Timofeyev, who was responsible for checking and keeping the crew's qualifications up to date, committed gross violations of safety rules when he allowed the crew to undertake the flight.