Prosecutor of Hague court announces completion of Ukrainian cases preliminary examination 3 min read
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC, Hague) Fatou Bensouda announced the completion of the preliminary examination of the situation in Ukraine and that there are grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed.
The corresponding statement was issued on Friday by the ICC. After a thorough and independent process, I can announce today that the established criteria for starting an investigation of the situation in Ukraine have been met, Bensouda said. Specifically, and without prejudice to any other crimes which may be identified during the course of an investigation, my Office has concluded that there is a reasonable basis at this time to believe that a broad range of conduct constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity within the jurisdiction of the Court have been committed in the context of the situation in Ukraine. These fin