BRUSSELS — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen mentioned on Thursday that a global heart for the prosecution of the crime of aggression in Ukraine could be arrange in The Hague.
“It will coordinate the collection of evidence, it will be embedded in the joint investigation team which is supported by our agency Eurojust,” von der Leyen mentioned throughout an official go to to Kyiv together with over a dozen different senior EU officers for 2 days of high-level talks.
An act of aggression is outlined by the United Nations because the “invasion or attack by the armed forces of a state [on] the territory of another state, or any military occupation.”
The International Criminal Court, additionally based mostly in The Hague within the Netherlands, is already investigating alleged battle crimes and crimes towards humanity in reference to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ICC can prosecute genocide in Ukraine however has no jurisdiction over alleged crimes of aggression by Russia there. — Reuters
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