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The Hague hosts center for collecting evidence of Russian crimes in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ursula von der Leyen after a press conference. Photo: Sergey Spinski AFP

The European Commission Special office in The Hague To help prosecute Russia for crimes in Ukraine.

The International Center for Prosecution of the Crimes of Aggression in Ukraine will coordinate evidence collection and join the investigation of the European crime agency Eurojust.

of announcement was made Commission chair Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a meeting in Kyiv on Thursday.

The new center is “a powerful symbol of our support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s provocative and unjustified aggression,” said von der Leyen. “Russia must be held accountable in court for its heinous crimes.”

Self-proclaimed “City of Peace and Justice”, The Hague is now home to the United Nations’ main judicial body, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court, which prosecutes individuals for crimes against humanity. and war crimes.

In addition, the city is home to Eurojust, the EU’s criminal justice cooperation agency, and Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency.

The International Criminal Court of the Former Yugoslavia was also located in the city until it closed in 2017.

Dutch Foreign Minister Wobke Hekstra said in December that he supported the idea of ​​setting up a special tribunal in The Hague to try Russian leaders for aggression against Ukraine.

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2023/02/the-hague-hosts-centre-to-collect-evidence-of-russian-crimes-in-ukraine/ The Hague hosts center for collecting evidence of Russian crimes in Ukraine

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