The Prosecutor General met with experts from the Advisory Group on the Most Serious International Crimes: We have made significant progress, but much work remains to be done
Kyiv • UNN
Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin acknowledges progress in the investigation of Russia's war crimes, but emphasizes the need for further work, especially to bring Russia's top military leadership to justice
The Advisory Group on the on the Most Serious International Crimes (ACA) with the participation of Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin. The press service of the Prosecutor General's Office reports on the meeting, UNN reports .
The ASA provides very valuable support to the Prosecutor General's Office in the context of investigating Russia's war crimes and bringing the perpetrators to justice. In particular, the technical and expert assistance includes trainings for prosecutors and investigators, as well as relevant legal and legal advice at the central and regional levels
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At the coordination meeting, together with the chief coordinator of the of the ACA, the third US Ambassador-at-Large Clint Williamson, coordinators of the cluster coordinators and experts talked about further steps to achieve common goals of restoring justice for victims and bringing perpetrators to justice. and bringing perpetrators to justice.
The work of the ACA is divided into 18 clusters, including 9 thematic clusters (including the crime of aggression, genocide, war crimes against the environment illegal displacement of children), as well as 9 regional ones that provide the necessary support to the War Crimes Investigation Departments in regional prosecutor's offices. prosecutor's offices. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, to date, 19 meetings have been held 19 meetings of working groups within the clusters have already been held.
Kostin noted that the main priority now is to strengthen work to prepare criminal proceedings against the top military and political leadership of the Russian Federation.
We have made significant progress, but there is still a lot of work still remains to be done. This is especially true when it comes to bringing to justice the top military and political leadership of the Russian Federation. Our priority is to strengthen joint work to prepare high-quality criminal proceedings,