Russian war crimes in Ukraine are sent to Germany

• The BKA’s head claims that the organisation makes use of information from covert services, notably the BND intelligence service.
• For instance, the secret agency eavesdropped on Russian soldiers’ communications and overheard them discussing crimes against civilians.
• Germany’s top prosecutor is currently conducting a preliminary investigation before probing individual suspects.

The material gathered from the intelligence agency is used by the German Federal Office for Criminal Affairs to identify people responsible for war crimes in Ukraine.

Several hundred testimony of war crimes committed by Russian service members in Ukraine are on file with the German Federal Office for Criminal Affairs (BKA). Holger Münch, the head of the BKA, said as much to Welt am Sonntag.

Not only the actual perpetrators of the atrocities, but also those accountable on a military and political level, are being sought out by experts. “This is the most difficult part of our investigation, the confusing puzzle,” Münch said.

The BKA’s head claims that the organisation makes use of information from covert services, notably the BND intelligence service. For instance, the secret agency eavesdropped on Russian soldiers’ communications and overheard them discussing crimes against civilians.

The BKA’s objective, according to Münch, is to find individuals responsible, authenticate their activities through an investigation, and prosecute them. The organisation is looking into every lead, searching for informants, and compiling data.

The BKA leader stated, “We are preparing for potential charges to be brought against those who are allegedly accountable for war crimes in Ukraine.”

It should be underlined that war criminals can be tried in Germany in accordance with the idea of universal jurisdiction. While not discounting the possibility, Münch hopes to begin such trials.

“We are only at the very beginning of the inquiry into the war in Ukraine,” he said. Germany’s top prosecutor is currently conducting a preliminary investigation before probing individual suspects.

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