The Federal Prosecutor is investigating possible war crimes during the invasion of Russia by Russian forces, reports Der Spiegel magazine, citing judicial circles.
As the magazine points out, this is a structural process, which allows for the provision of extensive evidence and clues so that, if necessary, action can be taken against individual perpetrators.
German prosecutors have called for information on cluster munitions, attacks on residential areas and civilian infrastructure, a gas pipeline, a nuclear waste storage facility and a heat plant. The investigation will also focus on references to “target lists” said to be in the possession of Russian or Chechen units deployed in Ukraine. The lists, according to media reports, include high-ranking Ukrainian politicians who must be assassinated. The number one target is President Volodymyr Zelensky, as he said last week.
The Federal Prosecutor can prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity around the world. Earlier, the Assad regime’s actions in Syria, which led to persecution for torture and murder, had been felt.
“Possible violations of international criminal law must be consistently prosecuted. We will collect and secure all evidence of war crimes,” Federal Justice Minister Marco Bushman told the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung today. Earlier, former Justice Minister Sabine Leitohuiser-Srenrenberger and former Interior Minister Gerhard Baum had announced that they intended to file charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The International Criminal Court is already investigating possible war crimes in Ukraine. The head of the investigation, Karim Khan, even spoke of “reasonable reasons”, which suggest that war crimes and crimes against humanity may have been committed.
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