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64. that's why I posted some of DOJ's other priorities in Ukraine
Wed Jun 22, 2022, 11:17 AM
Jun 2022

...they're not one-dimensional, not all roads of justice and accountability lead to the ICC as the op suggests.

___In a meeting with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland commended the efforts of the Ukrainian people to defend democracy and uphold the rule of law, and announced additional U.S. actions to help Ukraine identify, apprehend, and prosecute those individuals involved in war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine.

“The United States stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine in the face of Russia’s continued aggression and assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said Attorney General Garland. “America – and the world – has seen the many horrific images and read the heart-wrenching accounts of brutality and death that have resulted from Russia’s unjust invasion of Ukraine.”

Specifically, Attorney General Garland announced the launch of a War Crimes Accountability Team to centralize and strengthen the Justice Department’s ongoing work to hold accountable those who have committed war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine. This initiative will bring together the Department’s leading experts in investigations involving human rights abuses and war crimes and other atrocities; and provide wide-ranging technical assistance, including operational assistance and advice regarding criminal prosecutions, evidence collection, forensics, and relevant legal analysis. The team will also play an integral role in the Department’s ongoing investigation of potential war crimes over which the U.S. possesses jurisdiction, such as the killing and wounding of U.S. journalists covering the unprovoked Russian aggression in Ukraine.

“There is no hiding place for war criminals. The U.S. Justice Department will pursue every avenue of accountability for those who commit war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine,” said Attorney General Garland. “Working alongside our domestic and international partners, the Justice Department will be relentless in our efforts to hold accountable every person complicit in the commission of war crimes, torture, and other grave violations during the unprovoked conflict in Ukraine.”

To lead this effort, the Attorney General has tapped Eli Rosenbaum to serve as Counselor for War Crimes Accountability. Rosenbaum is a 36-year veteran of the Justice Department who previously served as Director of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI), which was primarily responsible for identifying, denaturalizing, and deporting Nazi war criminals. In his role as Counselor for War Crimes Accountability, Rosenbaum will coordinate efforts across the Justice Department and the federal government to hold accountable those responsible for war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine. Rosenbaum will be joined in his work by other prosecutors from the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP), including Acting Section Chief Hope Olds and prosecutors Christian Levesque, Christina Giffin, and Courtney Urschel.

In addition, the Justice Department will provide additional personnel to expand its work with Ukraine and other partners to counter Russian illicit finance and sanctions evasion. Among other things, the Department will provide Ukraine an expert Justice Department prosecutor to advise on fighting kleptocracy, corruption, and money laundering. In addition, it plans to deploy two expert attorneys from the Office of International Affairs (OIA) – one to a U.S. Embassy in Europe, and another to a U.S. Embassy in the Middle East – in support of the Department’s KleptoCapture Task Force. These senior attorneys will work closely with their counterparts in EU member states and Middle Eastern countries to facilitate mutual legal assistance and extraditions relating to Russian illicit finance and sanctions evasion, including with respect to designated Russian oligarchs who have supported the Russian regime and its efforts to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty.

Attorney General Garland announced the KleptoCapture Task Force in March to further leverage the Department’s tools and authorities against efforts to evade or undermine the economic actions taken by the U.S. Government in response to Russian military aggression. Since then, the task force has facilitated the seizure of superyachts of two sanctioned individuals with close ties to the Russian regime; dismantled Russian criminal networks; and enforced sanctions violations, among other actions.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-visits-ukraine-reaffirms-us-commitment-help-identify

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fact-sheet-administration-legislative-proposals-support-kleptocracy-asset-recovery

NYT: Merrick Garland news flash!! [View all] SoonerPride Jun 2022 OP
K & R . . . Lovie777 Jun 2022 #1
Looks like he won't be watching the most important hearing by the select committee. gab13by13 Jun 2022 #2
this is a joke, right? agingdem Jun 2022 #28
What a ridiculous statement. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #38
If he doesn't, our democracy will walk right out the door. Funtatlaguy Jun 2022 #3
It IS sad that he doesn't have a staff and can only address one issue at a time, right? brooklynite Jun 2022 #4
Or you know, he could just set up a Zoom call with Zelenskyy SoonerPride Jun 2022 #5
A phone call of support sends a message. A PERSONAL visit sends proof of COMMITMENT! 70sEraVet Jun 2022 #6
Maybe Garland should sit in on the J6 Committee hearings instead of watching on TV then SoonerPride Jun 2022 #8
Send your suggestion in to that Producer guy the Committee hired. The hearings aren't over yet! 70sEraVet Jun 2022 #10
I was just taking your post on face value. If personal appearance shows commitment SoonerPride Jun 2022 #13
They said nothing like that. Enjoy yr posts, but it isnt right to put words in other people's mouths emulatorloo Jun 2022 #34
"A PERSONAL visit sends proof of COMMITMENT!" SoonerPride Jun 2022 #35
No, you twisted their words and misrepresented what they said in order to score false rhetorical emulatorloo Jun 2022 #36
It's the same, equally valid argument. FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #40
How much more Powerful to do it Cha Jun 2022 #54
And, it's not like the main character in the insurrection didn't get impeached the first time GoCubsGo Jun 2022 #30
Excellent Point.. tY GCG! Cha Jun 2022 #55
LoL 😆😆😆 Bucky Jun 2022 #62
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #7
Must be getting hot in DC. jalan48 Jun 2022 #9
Maybe it is all connected... kentuck Jun 2022 #11
Yep. Trump was impeached for trying to extort this man. GoCubsGo Jun 2022 #32
That's the dream. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #58
A genocide is going on, perpetrated by Putin's forces. Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #12
Thanks! SoonerPride Jun 2022 #14
Back at you. Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #16
Very ironic Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #19
I'm pretty sure Garland can do two things at the same time. I'm pretty sure he has Raven Jun 2022 #17
Announcing that the trip will be "unannounced" seems contradictory. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2022 #20
that's a ridiculous complaint bigtree Jun 2022 #21
His job at the DOJ is to prosecute war crimes for foreign wars in which the US is not a party? SoonerPride Jun 2022 #23
another weak attempt to misinform bigtree Jun 2022 #25
Thank you. sheshe2 Jun 2022 #60
We don't recognize the authority of the ICC. Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #61
that's why I posted some of DOJ's other priorities in Ukraine bigtree Jun 2022 #64
Didn't Boris Johnson do something similar recently ? Although OnDoutside Jun 2022 #22
Any and all in person support for the free World is very welcome, I for one thank the AG yaesu Jun 2022 #24
+1 Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #27
I think there may be more here than meets the eye. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2022 #26
"time on his hands" - yip. The headline made my heart skip beats. First thought, clearing up UTUSN Jun 2022 #29
The AG has many responsibilities. MineralMan Jun 2022 #31
For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #33
Rt💕🤷‍♂️TY! Cha Jun 2022 #53
Garland is a hero, I'm telling you. But he's a very, very quiet hero - a stealth hero. LOL Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #37
"a stealth hero." KS Toronado Jun 2022 #41
Aaannnndddd another AG Garland bashing post. MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #39
He can watch Rachel tonight Traildogbob Jun 2022 #42
What do Merrick Garland, Joe Biden, and Anthony Fauci have in common? They're criticized by housecat Jun 2022 #43
I've given him the benefit of the doubt. SoonerPride Jun 2022 #46
Right on schedule... FrankBooth Jun 2022 #44
You're free to trash all my threads SoonerPride Jun 2022 #47
That is true... FrankBooth Jun 2022 #50
What I read with these is 'Trump wins'. Kingofalldems Jun 2022 #48
I agree, it is sickening. SoonerPride Jun 2022 #51
Good to know the Ukrainian legal team is getting assistance Torchlight Jun 2022 #45
This is an important piece of the puzzle.... citizen blues Jun 2022 #49
Post removed Post removed Jun 2022 #52
Wow. BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 #56
That's... interesting. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #57
BIG problem with doom-and-glooming is becoming emotionally invested Hortensis Jun 2022 #59
Those damn firemen are just sitting around the station feeding the dalmatian.... Bucky Jun 2022 #63
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