{"id":283194,"date":"2025-07-22T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/283194\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:35:09","slug":"european-court-of-human-rights-dismisses-lawsuit-pushing-uk-to-look-into-russian-influence-on-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/283194\/","title":{"rendered":"European Court of Human Rights dismisses lawsuit pushing UK to look into Russian influence on Brexit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UK flags. Photo: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a lawsuit from three former British MPs, who sought to compel the government to investigate the alleged influence of Russian disinformation on the Brexit referendum and parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/2025\/jul\/22\/uk-does-not-need-to-hold-inquiry-into-russian-disinformation-echr-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurointegration.com.ua\/news\/2025\/07\/22\/7216457\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Pravda<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details: <\/strong>In a ruling unveiled on Tuesday, the ECtHR in Strasbourg affirmed that states enjoy &#8220;a wide margin of appreciation&#8221; in ways to deal with election interference attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The court acknowledged that the British government\u2019s initial response to Russia\u2019s alleged meddling in the 2016 EU exit vote fell short, but deemed those deficiencies later rectified.<\/p>\n<p>They highlighted that Britain launched two inquiries \u2013 including a 2020 parliamentary committee report on Russia \u2013 and enacted laws to thwart foreign interference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the applicants have criticised these measures as \u2018too little, too late\u2019, the measures nevertheless appear to address the points raised by the applicants,&#8221; the ECtHR judgment declared.<\/p>\n<p>The Court also noted that while the threat of disinformation must not be downplayed, the precise impact of Russian or other interference on the electoral process remains &#8220;difficult to assess accurately&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Three former British MPs and staunch Brexit opponents lodged the case, demanding an inquiry into Russia\u2019s meddling in elections following the 2020 Russia report.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">They argued that the UK government and intelligence agencies failed to adequately scrutinise the Kremlin\u2019s efforts to sway the Brexit vote, branding it a breach of Article 3 of Protocol I of the European Convention on Human Rights, which safeguards the right to free elections.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Back in 2020, then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a known Brexit advocate, dismissed claims that the EU departure vote was tainted by Russian interference.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Support Ukrainska Pravda on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pravdaua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UK flags. 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