The Berlin Institute records the testimonies of Ukrainian refugees about the events they witnessed.
The Piletsky Institute in Berlin uses the experience of gathering information about Nazi crimes during World War II to record the testimony of refugees about Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Evidence can be used in the International Criminal Court, according to Reuters.
The main topic of research at the Pilecki Institute is the history of the 20th century, including the crimes of the Nazis during World War II. Moreover, the very name of the institute is connected with the Polish cavalry officer Witold Pilecki, who, despite threats to his own life, documented the events in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
“We collect all witness reports on war crimes in Ukraine based on our experience as an institution that usually deals with the voices of World War II victims,” said Mateusz Falkowski, deputy head of the institute. p style = “text-align: justify;”> Read also: War and war crimes: Coalition 5am explained the difference
Since the International Criminal Court has already launched a formal investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine, the evidence obtained can and will be used by the investigation.
Currently, more than 369,000 Ukrainian refugees are officially registered in Germany.
In the first phase of the survey, refugees are asked to state in writing everything they have seen with their own eyes. On the second – there are questions about specific events in certain places and at certain times.
“For example, what happened on a particular day and in this place, ie in Mariupol, Kherson or other places. Where they were and what they saw, “Falkovsky explained.
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For the legitimacy of the poll and legal significance , lawyers were involved in the creation of the questionnaire. Evidence already received contains a variety of information and documents on a wide range of war crimes, from the destruction of civilian infrastructure to sexual violence.
“From a scientific point of view, this means that we are creating an oral history archive,” said the deputy head of the institute.
Ironically, the institute is located near the Holocaust memorial in the heart Berlin. In addition to legal aid, the scientific institution collects humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
It will be recalled that the collection and exhumation of the bodies of citizens killed during occupation.
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