The Diplomat
The Minister of Justice, Pilar Llop, yesterday held a videoconference meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine, to whom she offered to send a team of forensic experts to assess the situation on the ground and collect evidence of war crimes since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
During the videoconference, as reported by the Ministry, Llop specified that the team of forensic doctors, which would be coordinated by a female judge, would work on the ground on identification of bodies, DNA analysis or collection of evidence of proof that could be definitive for the proceedings being investigated in Ukraine or at the International Criminal Court on possible war crimes.
“I have proposed that our respective teams begin to work on a first draft agreement to provide the necessary assistance in the clarification of possible war crimes in Ukraine. Our commitment to the Ukrainian people is clear and firm,” the minister assured.
Recently, the Council of Ministers approved Spain’s support to the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate the investigation of these events within the framework of universal justice. Likewise, the head of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, announced during his recent visit to Kiev to meet with President Volodímir Zelenski that Spain would send a team of experts to collaborate with the ICC.
