The International Office of Investigation into Russia's invasion of Ukraine will open on Monday, June 3, in The Hague. This will be the first step towards a tribunal against the Moscow regime.
This is reported by The Guardian.
The International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression (ICPA) includes prosecutors from Kyiv, the EU, the United States, and the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The center will investigate and collect evidence as an interim step before establishing a special tribunal to hold Kremlin officials accountable for waging war against Ukraine.
High-ranking officials will hold a press conference at ICPA in the headquarters of the EU judicial agency Eurojust. Among them are Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, US Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite and EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders.
Tribunal for the Kremlin regime
Calls for a special tribunal for Russia have intensified because the International Criminal Court (ICC), a war crimes court also based in The Hague, has no mandate to investigate the broader crime of aggression. The ICC is investigating more specific war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine and in March issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for abducting Ukrainian children.
The group, which is working on the creation of a special tribunal to involve the Russian Federation for crimes committed in Ukraine, includes 36 countries.
According to the Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva, Ukraine is counting on the unity of all members of the group regarding the format of work of such a tribunal.
At the same time, discussions continue. In addition, consideration of the relevant resolution in the UN General Assembly is expected.
