Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, said that it is necessary to start preparing an international judicial body to bring Ukrainian war criminals to justice. He stated this in a speech at a meeting of the college of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. DEA News.
“It is no secret that Western countries are preparing international judicial bodies to hold Russia accountable. We should start similar work with the Ministry of Justice, and perhaps under the leadership of the Ministry of Justice,” Bastrykin said.
He noted that at the moment it is necessary to understand the “status of the courts that could be created to bring war criminals in Ukraine to international criminal responsibility”. Countries that will enter the international court also need to be decided.
At the same time, the presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Bastrykin did not comment on the initiative to create an international judicial body in response to Western countries.
“I can’t say I haven’t seen this information yet,” he says. TASS Peskov’s words.
formerly Bastrykin sent a group Investigators at the scene of the attack by Ukrainian saboteurs in the Bryansk region. The press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia reported that at the moment law enforcement agencies are conducting operational activities in the village. It was noted that the situation in settlements in the Bryansk region was under control.