The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has announced he has opened an investigation into potential war crimes by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine.
Karim Khan wrote that in a “preliminary examination of the Situation in Ukraine, my Office had already found a reasonable basis to believe crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court had been committed, and had identified potential cases that would be admissible”.
The chief prosecutor said on Monday he intended to seek authorisation from the court’s presidency to open the inquiry, but a referral by the UK and 38 other nations to the court meant he now intended to launch the investigation immediately.
Russia was referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) by 38 different countries over suspected war crimes committed during its invasion of Ukraine.
–BBC
