MOSCOW, February 2 (RAPSI) – The first appeal by Ministry of Justice regarding inability to comply with a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has reached Russia’s Constitutional Court, Kommersant newspaper reported on Tuesday.

According to deputy Minister of Justice, Georgiy Matyshkin, this appeal was made regarding the ruling of ECHR on July 4, 2013 in “Anchugov and Gladkov v. Russia” case. ECHR ruled that prohibition to vote for prisoners is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.

In December, Russian President signed a bill granting the Constitutional Court a right to decide whether to execute judgments of the ECHR and other international courts or not.

According to the law, Russian President, Government and Ministry of Justice are granted a right to ask the Constitutional Court to review decisions of international courts.