MEPs want a special international tribunal for Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Published date19 May 2022
Publication titleLETA

BRUSSELS, May 19 (LETA) - In the resolution adopted on Thursday, The European Parliament calls on the EU to take all necessary action in international proceedings and courts to support the prosecution of the Russian and Belarussian regimes for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression, the European Parliament's representation in Latvia informed LETA.

These investigations and consequent prosecutions should also apply to all Russian armed forces personnel and government officials involved in war crimes, MEPs ask.

The resolution on the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine was adopted by show of hands.

The adopted text asks the EU to support setting up a special international tribunal to punish the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine, for which the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction, and hold Russian political leaders and military commanders and those of its allies to account.

MEPs also want the EU to provide, as soon as possible, all the necessary human and budgetary resources and administrative, investigative and logistical support needed to establish this tribunal.

ccording to the EP, reported atrocities such as indiscriminate shelling of cities and towns...

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