Justice officials from five Western countries, including the United States, have spoken with Ukraine’s prosecutor general about how to investigate alleged war crimes following the Russian invasion, the US Justice Department said Thursday.
They belong to the “Five Eyes” alliance (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) and on Wednesday they met virtually with Irina Venediktova, given the intention of kyiv to react to the thousands of alleged war crimes committed in the country.
The six officials spoke of the “coordination of efforts to hold accountable those whose criminal acts enable war crimes in Ukraine”, the US Department of Justice said in a statement.
“Our commitment to working with our international partners, including Ukraine’s Attorney General, to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the atrocities in Ukraine remains steadfast,” said US Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“We will tirelessly continue our efforts to bring to justice those who facilitate the death and destruction that we are witnessing in Ukraine,” he added.
Last week, Irina Venediktova told the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle that Ukrainian investigators had identified “more than 8,000 cases” of alleged war crimes since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
They include “murders of civilians, bombing of civilian infrastructure, torture” and “sexual crimes” reported in the “occupied territory of Ukraine”, according to the magistrate.
Prosecutors are also investigating “the use of prohibited weapons,” he added.
The US Justice Department notes that Garland also briefed his interlocutors on US efforts to sanction billionaire oligarchs backing Russian President Vladimir Putin and on the new $33 billion aid package. euros) for Ukraine that the White House requested from Congress. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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