Ukrainian Prosecutor Basic Andriy Kostin announced Friday on the War Crimes Conference 2024, a day earlier than the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that Ukraine is within the strategy of investigating 120,000 potential Russian struggle crimes.
Kostin spoke with Reuters on the convention in Berlin, affirming that Ukraine has “recognized already 511 perpetrators” and “already [has] 80 convictions in Ukrainian Courts.” Following the convention, Kostin launched an announcement by way of X (previously referred to as Twitter) relating to the “Herculean job” of investigating some 120,000 struggle crimes. He said:
We’ve got no fatigue. We’ve got solely optimism and dedication. Our key rules to take care of the challenges are prioritizing circumstances, making use of fashionable instruments and applied sciences, and cooperating with worldwide justice mechanisms and associate states. Perpetrators should not go unpunished, no matter their ranks and positions. Ukrainian courts are contemplating circumstances in opposition to 12 Russian generals. And there will probably be extra.
The German Federal Ministry of Justice hosted the worldwide convention. Alongside Kostin, the convention was attended by German Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann, Polish Minister of Justice Professor Adam Bodnar, US authorities representatives and others. In his speech on the convention, Buschmann affirmed Germany’s assist of Ukraine, commenting, “When weapons converse, the regulation doesn’t stay silent.” He promised that Germany would strengthen its human rights legal guidelines and cooperate with Ukraine.
The convention befell shortly earlier than the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Different worldwide responses got here from the US and UK, with each introducing extra sanctions in opposition to Russia.
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