The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met in Kyiv with the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan, reports the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Press Service.
“Denys Shmyhal thanked Karim Khan for his visit and stressed the importance of the ICC’s involvement in mobilising all resources and launching an investigation into russia's brutal violations of international humanitarian law. The Head of the Ukrainian government reminded that russia has been committing systematic and mass war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine since 2014,” states CMU Press Service.
Shmyhal spoke about the atrocious crimes of the russian military in Bucha, Borodyanka, Irpin, Hostomel and other settlements. The Prime Minister recalled the rocket attack on the Kramatorsk railway station and the crimes in Mariupol that russia is trying to hide.
"It is time to conduct a swift and effective investigation, which will result in real charges. It is necessary to ensure the millions of victims of russia's armed aggression have the right to a fair trial and bring to justice those who organize and directly commit horrific crimes against Ukrainians and all Ukrainian," said Denys Shmyhal.
The meeting participants stressed that investigative teams consisting of the National Police and prosecutors are carefully documenting crimes against civilians by the russian military.
The ICC Chief Prosecutor responded by saying that the law should be mobilised on the side of humanity in order to put a halt to the suffering of the civilian population. According to Karim Khan, the ICC team will gather evidence so that all those who committed crimes will be held accountable.
ICC investigative team has reportedly started looking into russian war crimes in Bucha.