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A Justice Info Event in The Hague on December 6, 2022. Never before has justice for war crimes been so quickly in action while the conflict is raging. In Ukraine, national courts began to try crimes related to the Russian invasion in May, only three months into the war. This wartime justice, spectacular in its speed, delocalized and multifaceted, is forging an unprecedented experience of international justice. It’s also a unique and major challenge for the media. ....
The two Russian soldiers left a phone number behind, but have not answered calls from the court handling their case for having terrorised a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl and her family. While Ukraine’s Prosecutor General is working on more than 40 cases of sexual violence since the beginning of the war, our correspondent describes how a District Court in Chernihiv is preparing this rape trial. ....
On July 29, the Kyiv Court of Appeal reduced to 15 years the sentence of the first Russian soldier tried for war crimes in Ukraine since February 24. Vadim Shishimarin had been sentenced In May to life imprisonment. We met with Viktor Ovsyannikov, the man who agreed to defend this emblematic case. ....
Under normal circumstances, this trial could have lasted several years. The first war crime trial of a Russian serviceman was one of intense interest and rare speed in Ukraine. A young sergeant, Vadim Shishimarin, who pleaded guilty to the murder of a civilian, was sentenced yesterday to life in jail. Both Ukrainian society and the legal system appeared to be unprepared, says Irina Salii from “Sudovyi Reporter” (The Judicial Reporter), who is an experienced court reporter in Ukraine. ....
On May 13, the Solomianskyi District Court in Kyiv held a preliminary hearing in the first trial of a commander in the Russian army, Vadim Shishimarin, after the start of the “special operation” launched by the Russian Federation against Ukraine on February 24. According to “Sudovyi Reporter” (The Court Reporter), up to 30 Russian combatants are about to be tried for alleged crimes against civilians during the war. Shishimarin’s indictment will be released on Wednesday, May 18. ....