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US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday that the Justice Department would appoint an attorney to investigate the incident. crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. In particular,
US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday that the Justice Department would appoint an attorney to investigate the incident. crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
In particular, the US Attorney will work for the so-called “International Prosecution Center for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine”, created by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) consisting of Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia and Romania to investigate war crimes Russians on Ukrainian soil.
Garland made the announcement after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Kostin and explained that this is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed during his trip to Lviv, Ukraine last month, in which it was decided to promote cooperation and coordination with this center.
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“As we discussed today, to further strengthen this partnership, the Ministry of Justice will appoint an experienced prosecutor” who will be based in The Hague at the headquarters of Eurojust, the European Union agency tasked with strengthening cooperation in the judiciary.
This attorney “will provide access to critical Department resources that we have deployed in response to this crisisGarland said.
The Justice Department also plans to send a permanent legal adviser to the US Embassy in Kyiv this summer.
At the meeting, Garland and Kostin discussed The future of justice in Ukrainediscussed the ways in which they are working to strengthen it and reaffirmed their commitment to ” defend democracy and the rule of lawor”.
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“For more than a year, the people of Ukraine have courageously and confidently fought for the defense of their country. They have worked with relentless determination to record the atrocities committed against thousands of Ukrainian men, women and children and bring those responsible to justice,” Garland said.
The United States, he added, will do “everything possible to help Ukraine achieve justice for its people” and will work “as long as it takes to bring to justice those responsible for the brutal crimes of the Russian regime.”
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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