ST.-PETERSBURG, July 5 - RAPSI. Finnish citizen Paavo Salonen, who has been in litigation with his former wife Rimma over their son for several years now, has filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights in regard to Russia interference in Finnish judicial affairs, Rimma Salonen's representative and Finnish human rights activist Johan Baeckman told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

The Salonen's case was one of the first scandals over Russian-Finnish children. After Anton Salonen was taken to Russia by his mother, he was then taken back to Finland in the trunk of a diplomat's car three years ago. His father and diplomat Simo Pietilainen have escaped criminal liability in Finland. Rimma Salonen was deprived of her parental rights by a Finnish court and received a suspended sentence for abducting her son after her divorce with Paavo. The Russian Foreign Ministry and Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov have spared no effort to help Rimma and her son, whose Russian citizenship has not been recognized by Finish authorities.

"Paavo Salonen, who abducted his son Anton from Russia, is taking Russia and Astakhov to the European Court of Human Rights to force them to stop commenting on the Anton's case," said Baeckman.

Anton is currently living in Finland with his 70-year old father, who is his sole guardian. In June, the Vaasa Appeals Court rejected Rimma Salonen's request for parental custody of her son. According to Baeckman, her former husband insists on Anton having no contact with his mother, despite the right granted to her to see him once a week.