Germany’s evidence of war crimes in Ukraine is in the “triple-digit range”. – #Germanys #evidence #war #crimes #Ukraine #tripledigit #range
BERLIN, February 4 (Reuters) – Germany in Ukraine military collected evidence of the crimes, the country’s chief prosecutor said in an interview with a newspaper published on Saturday, adding that at the international level court there is a need to carry out the process.
“At the moment, for example, we are focusing on mass murders in Bucha or of Ukraine we direct attacks against civilian infrastructure,” Peter Frank told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
So far, prosecutors have evidence in the “three-digit range,” he added.
Ukraine and its Western allies Russia accused its forces of committing atrocities in Bucha, a satellite city of Kyiv, shortly after the occupation began last February. Moscow denied the accusation. Russia It has also targeted key infrastructure facilities in Ukraine, but denies intentionally targeting civilians.
Germany began gathering evidence to prosecute possible war crimes in March 2022, including interviews with Ukrainian refugees and assessing publicly available information, but said German prosecutors had not yet investigated specific individuals.
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“We ourselves are the next possible court we prepare for work – either with us in Germany, with our foreign partners, or internationally court in front of him”, he added.
Asked who should be prosecuted, Frank said: Russia heads of state and the highest military level decisions execution those who do should be held accountable.
Ukraine Russia was responsible for starting the war military and political is trying to create a special tribunal to judge its leaders.
International A crime The court opened its own investigation into alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes days after the February 24 invasion of Moscow, but it has no jurisdiction to prosecute aggression in Ukraine.
Visiting in Kiev Europe The head of the commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Thursday that an international center for the prosecution of the crime of aggression in Ukraine will be established in The Hague.
Moscow Kyiv and rejected claims of war crimes by Western countries. The Kremlin said it had launched a “special military operation” to protect its security.
Written by Rachel More, edited by Gareth Jones
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2023-02-04 10:37:22
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