Today the prosecutor's office has three victims.
Ukrainian prosecutor's office has identified two Russian soldiers involved in rapes in Ukraine . Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova speaks about the complexity and delicacy of investigating rape during the war.
“We need to gather evidence, separating information depending on sources to make it true, “added Karim Khan, a prosecutor with the International Criminal Court who arrived in Kyiv.
Unfortunately, we have experience in investigating such crimes (sexual violence) during armed conflicts, during the war since 2014. Since 2014, these atrocities have taken place in the occupied territories – both rape and torture. I will remind you of “Isolation” Therefore, of course, we have an investigation methodology, “said she said. “> Venediktov on the air of the Ukrainian telethon on Thursday.
After the Ukrainian army liberated Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy oblasts, evidence of rape, including gang rape, by Russian military Ukrainians began to appear in the occupied territories.
The methodology of investigating rape during the war differs from the methodology at the time. In rape in peacetime, investigators conduct rapid examinations almost immediately after the rape to obtain an effective investigation result. In conditions of war, the examination of the victim can take place not in an hour, but in weeks, months.
The Prosecutor General says that a lot has been done now such crimes, including in the occupied Kherson region.
“We must remember that inside the investigation of such crimes there is a person who has suffered… A person who has experienced the most terrible stress in his life. Therefore, we must do everything to make such a person feel protected. If he feels protected – he will turn to law enforcement.” , – said Venediktov.
Many victims in the liberated territories are afraid, the Prosecutor General continued, that Russian troops will return and kill them. < "span>
” Such crimes should be investigated carefully, protecting these rights of people, protecting their privacy, giving them the opportunity to rehabilitate, “the prosecutor general said.
She is confident that after the war there will be many such cases when people feel safe. “Today we have three victims and two identified criminals,” added Venediktov.
“We will try to do everything to protect the life of the person who committed this crime,” Venediktova said.
Read also: Russian occupiers have “secret permission” to rape – human rights activist
For more information on how Russian war criminals guilty of sexual violence will be punished, read the article “ Sexual Violence: Russia's Method of War and Politics “.
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