The prosecutor of the International Criminal CourtBritish Karim Khan said on Wednesday that Ukraine is a “crime scene” during a visit to the city of Bucha, near Kyiv.
“Ukraine is a crime scene. We are here because we have good reason to believe that crimes within the Court’s jurisdiction are being committed. We have to go through the fog of war to get to the truth,” Khan told reporters during a visit to this city, where hundreds of civilians were found dead after the Russian occupation.
The ICC prosecutor also indicated that an ICC forensic team went to work “so that we can really make sure we separate truth from fiction.”
“We have to keep an open mind and we have to follow the evidence,” he added.
Russia denies responsibility for the deaths and its President Vladimir Putin claims that reports of Russian soldiers shooting civilians are “false”.
