Almost 300 Russians have received suspicions, of which more than 100 cases have been sent to the courts, Yury Belousov said.
Prosecutors have recorded 71,147 war crimes committed by the Russians in Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the Department for Combating Crimes in Conditions of Armed Conflict of the Prosecutor General’s Office Yury Belousov at a press conference International military tribunal: what has changed in one year? on Tuesday, March 14th.
According to him, currently, the prosecutor’s office has announced the suspicion of 293 Russians. The list of their crimes has a wide range: from shelling of civilian objects and ending with sexual violence, murder of our citizens, and torture.
The cases of 105 people have been sent to court, and 29 war crimes have been convicted by national courts.
In Ukraine, 210 prosecutors are investigating war crimes committed by the Russian occupiers. This process must involve representatives of other departments of the prosecutor’s office, because the number of war crimes is more than 70 thousand.
The head of the Department for Combating Crimes in Conditions of Armed Conflict of the UCP said how the effectiveness of the work of prosecutors is increasing.
First, there was a corresponding specialization. Second, investigative standards for prosecutors in the region were developed. Third, involve international partners. The partners do not investigate anything themselves, but only help, because Ukraine is a sovereign country.
At the same time, Belousov added that technical assistance is attracted in the course of the investigation of war crimes.
“The largest number of war crimes is the destruction of various types of civilian objects. For example, inspecting a damaged hospital and repairing it properly, so that it can later be used in court, takes a long time. We are now. using modern methods: the use of drones, the use of 3D scanners, which make 3D models of damaged buildings. This allows us to save time and increase our efficiency, ” he concluded.
Remember, the press secretary of the head of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, claims that Russia does not recognize the International Criminal Court in The Hague and its jurisdiction.
As you know, the Netherlands will create an International Center for Criminal Prosecution of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and will also create a registry of crimes.
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Source: korrespondent
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