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CNN —President Joe Biden has decided to allow the US to cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s investigation of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, two US officials and a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The decision comes after months of internal debate and marks a historic shift, as it would be the first time the US has agreed to share evidence with the court as part of a criminal probe into a country that is not a member of the ICC. “It could be deeply consequential,” one of the sources said, adding that the US government now has “a clear green light” to share information and evidence with the ICC. Over the course of the war, Biden administration officials have obtained evidence of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, through intelligence gathering mechanisms among other channels, officials told CNN. The Pentagon was the most concerned about cooperating with the court, officials said, and worried that doing so might set a precedent for the ICC to investigate alleged war crimes carried out by Americans in Iraq.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden “, ”, Biden, Defense Lloyd Austin, CNN’s Wolf Organizations: CNN, ICC, National Security, Joint, Eurojust, United Nations Human Rights, Criminal Court, The New York Times, Pentagon, Defense, Defense Department, Ukraine’s, Department of Justice Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, United States, Iraq

☆ Moscow’s Mayor Says Drones Targeted Russian Capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Victoria Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

A news conference to announce the launch of the International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression in The Hague on Monday. “It’s the only crime that goes to the top table,” said Philippe Sands, a prominent international lawyer who first floated the idea of an aggression tribunal. Aggression is distinct from the offenses of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, for which the I.C.C. And unlike in many war crimes cases, there would be no need to link an official to specific crimes on the ground, which is often a cumbersome process. Overwhelmed courts in Ukraine have already tried and convicted some Russian soldiers for war crimes, but have tens of thousands of cases waiting.

Persons: —, “, ”, Philippe Sands, Vladimir V, Putin Organizations: International Center, Criminal, European Union, United Nations, Russian, Kremlin Locations: The Hague, Ukraine, Russia, United States, I.C.C, Eastern Europe, Eurojust, Britain

CNN —European police carried out raids in multiple European countries on early Wednesday, as part of a probe into the Calabrian Mafia, according to the Belgian federal prosecutor. “This morning, a large-scale European operation took place in several countries. It concerns a case opened by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, in collaboration with the Limburg Prosecutor’s Office, the Federal Judicial Police, Eurojust, Europol and various countries, in particular Italy,” the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. Italian authorities arrested 108 people in Italy as part of a four-pronged investigation into charges of “mafia-type association,” the Italian Carabinieri said in a statement Wednesday. In Belgium, more than 20 raids were carried out as part of the operation, the statement from the federal prosecutor said.

☆ Dozens arrested in Germany in European probe of Italian organised crime
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

FRANKFURT, May 3 (Reuters) - German police arrested dozens of people across the country on Wednesday in an investigation of the Italian 'Ndrangheta organised crime group, German public prosecutors and state police said. The crackdown was part of a coordinated probe by investigators in Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain as well as Europol and Eurojust, they said. Among those arrested were four people in Bavaria, 15 in North Rhine-Westphalia, and 10 in the southwestern German state of Rhineland Palatinate, and police seized potential evidence at dozens of locations including homes and offices. Two suspects who were under investigation in the western state of Saarland, were arrested in Italy. German prosecutors said they would hold a news conference later on Wednesday.

WHO IS INVESTIGATING WAR CRIMES IN UKRAINE? Ukrainian war crimes prosecutors are working with mobile justice teams supported by international legal experts and forensic teams. A total of 296 individuals have been charged with war crimes. War crimes can be defined under customary international law or national law. A number of mostly European states have universal jurisdiction laws that allow them to prosecute Ukrainian war crimes.

☆ Sweden shuns formal joint investigation of Nord Stream leak, citing national security
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mats Ljungqvist, the prosecutor involved in Sweden's criminal investigation into the Nord Stream leaks in the Swedish economic zone, said Sweden was already co-operating with Denmark and Germany on the matter. He said Sweden had rejected the proposal for a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) from judicial co-operation agency Eurojust because a such a joint investigation would include legal agreements under which Sweden would have to share information from its own investigation that it deemed confidential. He made his comment after a report in German weekly Der Spiegel on Friday that Sweden had rejected plans for a joint investigation with Denmark and Germany, citing German security sources. A Swedish Security Services spokesperson said the security police were co-operating closely with other authorities, also internationally, as part of the Swedish criminal investigation. German TV programme Tagesschau on German public broadcaster ARD said that Denmark, too, had turned down setting up a joint investigation team.

☆ Дело о трансплантации органов: ГП просит помощи болгарских коллег
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-09 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +2 min

Генеральная прокуратура запросит у следственных органов Болгарии информацию о случаях незаконной трансплантации органов, изъятых у граждан Молдовы, и будет участвовать в уголовном расследовании вместе с коллегами из Болгарии. Реакция прокуратуры последовала после того, как представители Минздрава Болгарии объявили о незаконной пересадке органов в государственной больнице Софии. Министр здравоохранения Болгарии Стойчо Кацаров объявил на конференции 3 июня, что трансплантация была проведена в университетской больнице Лозенец в Софии. Выяснилось, что все доноры - это молодые люди из Украины и Молдовы, а по документам они числятся племянниками пациентов. В Болгарии трансплантация органов не разрешена, если нет прямой связи между живым донором и реципиентом.

Persons: Мария Виеру, Стойчо Кацаров Organizations: Генеральная прокуратура, Минздрав, ГП Locations: Болгария, Молдова, София, Германия, Израиль, Япония, Оман, Украина, Республика Молдова, Лозенец

☆ Молдова будет участвовать в расследовании незаконной пересадки органов в Болгарии. Что рассказали в Генпрокуратуре
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-08 | by ( ) newsmaker.md time to read: +1 min

Генпрокуратура Молдовы запросит у Болгарии информацию о незаконных пересадках органов, полученных от граждан Молдовы. xВ Генпрокуратуре начнут расследование незаконной трансплантации органов, полученных от граждан Молдовы. «Также мы потребуем провести совместное расследование с коллегами из Болгарии», — отметила Мария Виеру. Напомним, 6 июня болгарский минздрав сообщил, что во время работы прежнего правительства Бойко Борисова высокопоставленным правительственным чиновникам вне очереди делали операции по трансплантации органов. За последние два года в Болгарии провели не менее 14 операций по пересадке почек от живых доноров.

Persons: EUROJUST, Мария Виеру, Бойко Борисов Organizations: Генпрокуратура Locations: ., Молдова, Болгария, Украина

☆ Cea mai mare captură de heroină din România. Valoarea de piață, de peste 45 de milioane de euro (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Procurorul-şef adjunct al DIICOT, Oana Pâţu, a precizat, într-o declarație de presă, că drogurile au o puritate înaltă. Anchetatorii spun că până acum au fost depistați 9 membri ai grupării, printre care și liderul acesteia. Marfa legală ar fi fost folosită pentru a ascunde drogurile sau pentru a justifica deplasarea camioanelor între facilitățile sale. Procurorii spun că toate aceste acțiuni au fost menite să inducă în eroare autoritățile și să îngreuneze orice potențială investigație. Pâțu a afirmat că ancheta a confirmat folosirea de rute alternative pentru aducerea drogurilor în Europa, inclusiv a Portului Constanţa.

Persons: Oana, . El, Procurorii, Pâțu Organizations: DIICOT, Uniunea Europeană, Române Locations: Europa, România, Europei, Regatul Țărilor de Jos, Constanţa

Drogurile, cu o înaltă puritate, au o valoare de comercializare pe piaţa neagră de peste 45 milioane euro şi au fost transportate în containere în Portul Constanţa pe cale maritimă. Heroina a fost încărcată în Iran şi avea ca destinaţie state din vestul Europei", a declarat Oana Daniela Pâţu, procuror şef adjunct al DIICOT. Drogurile găsite în Portul Constanţa erau disimulate într-un container în care erau transportate diverse materiale de construcţii. La acţiunile de pe teritoriul statelor vest-europene au participat 3 ofiţeri antidrog din cadrul DCCO, iar în România a fost prezent la percheziţii un analist senior din cadrul EUROPOL. Operaţiunea s-a derulat cu implicarea reprezentanţilor DEA din cadrul Ambasadei SUA, Brigăzii de Combatere a Criminalităţii Organizate Constanţa, Serviciului de Combatere a Criminalităţii Organizate Porturi Maritime, Serviciului pentru Intervenţii şi Acţiuni Speciale şi a specialiştilor din cadrul Direcţiei Generale a Vămilor.

Persons: Oana Daniela, Oana Daniela Pâţu, Eurojust, Operaţiunea Organizations: DIICOT, UE Locations: România, Iran, Europei, României, Ungaria, Austria, Germania, Regatul Ţărilor, Jos, Slovacia, Slovenia, Republica Cehă şi Franţa, percheziţii, SUA, Constanţa

☆ Biroul Procurorului Public European pregătit să-și înceapă activitatea pe 1 iunie
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-10 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Şefa Biroului Procurorului Public European (EPPO), Laura Codruţa Kövesi, le-a trimis o scrisoare comisarilor europeni Didier Reynders (justiţie) şi Johannes Hahn (buget şi administraţie) în care anunţă că noul organism este pregătit să-şi înceapă activitatea la 1 iunie, informează Agerpres. Biroul Procurorului Public European va funcţiona ca o structură colegială, formată din două niveluri. Nivelul central va fi format din procurorul-şef european, care va avea responsabilitatea generală a biroului. Deşi competenţa sa este limitată la statele membre participante, EPPO va coopera cu celelalte state din UE neparticipante. Dintre cele 27 de state membre ale Uniunii Europene, cinci nu participă la EPPO: Ungaria, Polonia, Irlanda, Suedia şi Danemarca.

Persons: Laura Codruţa Kövesi, Didier Reynders, Johannes Hahn, Gabriel Seixas, OLAF Organizations: Public, Agerpres, Uniunii Europene Locations: justiţie, Luxemburg, UE, Ungaria, Polonia, Irlanda, Suedia, Danemarca

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