European rights court orders Russia to pay damages for Moldovan shot dead by Russian soldier
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Europe's top human rights court has ordered Russia to pay damages for the fatal shooting of a Moldovan man in 2012.
Vadim Pisari, 18, was shot dead by a Russian soldier on Jan.1, 2012 as he was driving across a bridge in a part of Moldova where Russian, Moldovan and Trans-Dniester peacekeepers were stationed.
The court says Pisari failed to slow for a checkpoint and crashed a barrier, and a Russian soldier responded by first firing in the air, then directly at the car.
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The European Court for Human Rights on Tuesday said the soldier's "decision to shoot at the passing vehicle had not been justified." It ordered Russia to pay 25,000 euros ($27,000) damages and about 5,500 euros ($5,900) legal costs to Pisari's family.