The American judiciary brought charges against four military personnel, connected to Russia, for war crimes committed against an American citizen during Russian invasion of UkraineUS judicial authorities announced today, noting that these are the first prosecutions under the US War Crimes Act of 1996.
“The Department of Justice has brought the first prosecutions under the US War Crimes Act against four members of the military with ties to Russia for heinous crimes against an American citizen,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a news conference.
The alleged acts, including of torture, conspiracy to commit war crimes and inhumane treatment, took place in April 2022 in southern Ukraine, according to the nine-page indictment, as reported by APE-MPE. “Just as the world has witnessed the horrors of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, so has the United States Department of Justice,” Garland said. “That’s why the Department of Justice was bringing the first charges under the War Crimes Act USA against four military personnel linked to Russia for heinous crimes against an American citizen,” Garland said.
The indictment identifies the four men as: Suren Seiranovich Mkrtsyan and Dmitry Budnik, and two others who are given only their first names: Valery and Nazar. The American national was not named. These men allegedly interrogated, beat and tortured the American, according to the indictment. They also allegedly threatened to kill him and conducted a mock execution, according to the US department. “These charges reflect that the defendants’ alleged actions are not only serious violations of the Geneva Conventions for the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, but also violations of U.S. law,” said U.S. Attorney Jessica Amber for the Eastern District of Virginia. , where the indictment was filed.
Source: News Beast
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