ICC prosecutor to probe potential struggle crimes in Ukraine

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor opened an investigation Wednesday into attainable struggle crimes, crimes towards humanity or genocide in Ukraine courting again to 2013, but additionally masking the battle sparked by Russia’s invasion.

Prosecutor Karim Khan stated he launched the probe after 39 of the court docket’s member states requested an investigation, a course of generally known as a referral.

“These referrals enable my Office to proceed with opening an investigation into the Situation in Ukraine from 21 November 2013 onwards, thereby encompassing within its scope any past and present allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide committed on any part of the territory of Ukraine by any person,” Khan stated in a press release.

“Our work in the collection of evidence has now commenced,” he added.