US Attorney General Merrick Garland began an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to discuss international efforts to investigate Russia’s war crimes on Ukrainian soil.
Garland met with Ukraine’s Attorney General Iryna Venicetova at the Krakovets crossing on the Polish border, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice.
According to the statement, both discussed “US and international efforts to help Ukraine identify, apprehend and prosecute those involved in war crimes and atrocities.”
In this context, Garland announced the establishment of the “War Crimes Liability Team”, led by Eli Rosenbaum, a senior Justice Department lawyer, to centralize and strengthen efforts to prosecute those responsible for crimes in Ukraine.
The text adds that with this initiative, Washington aims to encourage the investigation of human rights violations and provide technical assistance in criminal prosecution, evidence collection, legal analysis and forensic studies.
The team will also conduct investigations into possible crimes that fall under US jurisdiction, such as the murder of American journalists.
“There is no hiding place for war criminals. The Ministry of Justice will look everywhere to hold those who committed war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine to account,” Garland said. said.
The US Attorney General added that the US and its international partners will not stop efforts to bring to justice anyone involved in such crimes, torture and other violations committed in Ukraine.
source: Noticias
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