In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the European Parliament calls her EU take all necessary measures in the context of international proceedings and courts for support for the prosecution of those responsible in Russia and Belarus for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of assault. MEPs call for these investigations and the subsequent prosecutions to be brought throughout Russian military personnel and government officials involved in war crimes.
The resolution on the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine was adopted by a show of hands.
Special International Court of Justice
The adopted text calls on the EU to support the establishment of a special international tribunal to punish crimes committed against Ukraine. In particular, he should be tasked with prosecuting the crime of attacking Ukraine, for which the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction, calling on Russian political leaders and military commanders and their allies to be held accountable. MEPs also want the EU to provide all the necessary human and financial resources and the administrative, research and logistical support needed to set up this tribunal as soon as possible.
According to the EP, allegations of atrocities, such as indiscriminate bombing of cities and towns, forced evictions, use of banned ammunition, attacks on civilians trying to escape through pre-arranged humanitarian corridors, executions and sexual assault humanitarian law. They can be described as war crimes, MEPs say, stressing that so far no one has been prosecuted.
Immediate action
MEPs stress that the EU must act quickly, as there is a serious risk that war crimes evidence will be destroyed due to the ongoing hostilities. Express their full support for the ICC Prosecutor’s investigation and the work of the Commission of Inquiry of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as independent civil society organizations and the Ukrainian authorities working to gather evidence .
MEPs welcome the Joint Investigation Team set up by Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine and coordinated by the European Union Agency for Cooperation in Criminal Justice (Eurojust), which will include the Office of the Prosecutor’s Office. other Member States to participate.
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