UPDATE 1-European court rules Russia must pay Yukos shareholders 1.9 bln euros
July 31, 2014 at 04:20 AM EDT
MOSCOW/STRASBOURG, July 31 (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded shareholders in Yukos 1.9 billion euros ($2.6 billion) in compensation after the former oil company argued Russia had unlawfully seized it after imposing bogus taxes and via a sham auction.
