Hiring to set up a special international court to investigate the “Kharkiv mass grave” case, fearing more than a thousand victims
Hiring to set up a special international court – BBC and AFP reported on 18 Sept. Mr Jan Lipavski Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic which is the rotating chairman of European Union (EU) This year, Lae Tong called for the establishment of an international tribunal for war crimes.
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After a large mass grave was discovered in the city of Izum, or Isyum, in the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine. Previously, Russian forces attacked and occupied it. Until last week, the Ukrainian army was able to recapture the area.
Police and experts work at a place of mass burial during an exhumation, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
“In the 21st century, such attacks on civilians are unthinkable and very offensive. We must not overlook We must stand to punish all war criminals. I call for the rapid establishment of a special international tribunal to prosecute the crimes of this aggression,” Lipavski reiterated.
The move follows the discovery of the graves of some 450 victims outside the territory previously occupied by Russian forces. President Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian leader gave a daily statement on Saturday evening that New evidence of the abuse of the deceased victims was buried in Izum graves.
“We found more than 10 torture chambers in different cities. newly liberated in the Kharkiv region This is what the Nazis did. This is what the Russians do. and they will bear the same responsibility. Both on the battlefield and in the courtroom,” Zelensky said, adding that Ukrainian officials found numerous electrical torture devices in those rooms.
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Police and experts work at a place of mass burial during an exhumation, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Mr Oleg Zingubov Head of the Kharkiv Region Administration stated through social networks that Up to 99 percent of the bodies excavated today show signs of serious abuse. Many of the bodies were tied behind their backs. and some were buried with ropes strangling their necks.
Mr. Dmitro Lubinets, Human Rights Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament It said more than 1,000 civilians may have been battered and killed in the Kharkiv region during the Russian occupation.
while Mr Anthony Blinken US Secretary of State It said the grave would provide further evidence that Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron Declare what happened in Izum as savagery
part Mrs. Ursula von der Leienne President of the European Commission It said last week that he wants Russian President Vladimir Putin to face prosecution of Ukraine at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Damaged houses are seen, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Izium, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
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