A video of the execution of three Ukrainian prisoners of war was distributed online.
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In December of this year, Russian occupiers captured three Ukrainian defenders during a military clash with the Ukrainian Defense Forces near the village of Robotino, Zaporozhye region. An hour later, in violation of Art. 3 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the occupiers shot them. The Office of the Prosecutor General announced this on December 27.
Law enforcement officers began to investigate a Russian war crime.
Under the procedural leadership of the Zaporozhye Regional Prosecutor’s Office, criminal proceedings have been initiated for violation of the laws and customs of war, involving premeditated murder, the department noted.
Criminal proceedings have been opened under Part 2 of Art. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of 10 to 15 years or life imprisonment.
Let us remind you that in early December, a video of the execution of unarmed Ukrainian soldiers by Russian invaders appeared on the Internet. They committed a war crime near the village of Stepnoye, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region.
The Office of the Prosecutor General then began a pre-trial investigation into criminal proceedings for violation of the laws and customs of war, coupled with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Source: Racurs
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