The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at Hague disclosed that a probe will begin into possible war crimes in Ukraine after his office receives the backing of 39 countries. These countries include Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland and many Latin American countries.
Karim Khan, the Chief Prosecutor stated that the work of collecting evidence has begun and that he believes that crimes have been committed within the jurisdiction of the court. Though Ukraine is not a member, in 2014, it accepted the jurisdiction of the court.
Khan was recently appointed to the post of prosecutor and he said that the probe will be conducted objectively and independently The ICC based in Hague was established in 2002 as an independant court to try individuals accused of war crimes, genocide as well as crimes against humanity.
