The British Attorney General Suella Braverman has warned Russian soldiers if found guilty of war crimes then they will be “put behind bars.”
Braverman said the British government said they could be tried “the courtrooms of Kyiv, The Hague or even in the UK” and it is”!critical to gather evidence now.”
Writing in the Sunday Telegraph Braveman said she has just signed a joint statement with Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Iryna Venediktova, to reaffirm the UK Government’s support in holding “Russia accountable for the crimes that it is committing on Ukrainian soil.”
Braverman added, “Russia’s crimes might be tried in the courtrooms of Kyiv, The Hague or even in the UK; but whatever the forum, it is critical to gather the evidence now.
“The evidence is there, the world can see it accruing. Our job now is to collect it, preserve it and use it when the moment comes.
“We have a clear message to Russian leaders and Russian soldiers on the ground in Ukraine; your actions will have consequences and the UK will stand firmly behind Ukraine throughout its journey to justice.
“We will always defend the Ukrainian people’s right to choose their own future. They have chosen freedom and justice. And Russia’s war criminals have chosen to be behind bars.”
Braverman said the Metropolitan Police have issued a call for evidence of war crimes from anyone in the UK who may have direct evidence of this being committed in Ukraine.
She said, “We have a clear message to Russian leaders and Russian soldiers on the ground in Ukraine; your actions will have consequences and the UK will stand firmly behind Ukraine throughout its journey to justice.
“We will always defend the Ukrainian people’s right to choose their own future. They have chosen freedom and justice. And Russia’s war criminals have chosen to be behind bars.”
The International Criminal Court (ICC) have already started their investigation into war crimes and they will target senior officials who are responsible for crimes of genocide.
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