ICC confirmed Georgian troops acted “in full accordance” with int’l law during Russia-Georgia 2008 war - Deputy Justice Minister
“Neither the European Court of Human Rights nor ICC have detected any violations committed by Georgia in the conflict over the years”, Dzamashvili said, noting that Georgia had won all 3,300 complaints filed against it following the 2008 war between the countries to the ECHR. Photo: justice.gov.ge.
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The recent conclusion of the International Criminal Court on Russia-Georgia 2008 conflict “has confirmed” Georgian troops had acted “in full accordance” with international law during the war, Beka Dzamashvili, the Deputy Justice Minister of Georgia said on Friday, in response to the completion of the ICC investigation opened in 2016.
ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan on Friday noted the investigation had resulted in arrest warrants being issued in June against three suspects representing the de facto authorities in the Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, the epicenter of the conflict and a territory occupied by Russia since the war, also featuring a Russian military official as an offender, who is now deceased.
The ICC conclusion has removed all [possible] question marks towards Georgia and reaffirmed the only country that had committed violations during the conflict is Russia”, Dzamashvili said.
Congratulating the Georgian people and servicemembers on the ruling, the official stressed the decision “once again proved [war] crimes had been committed against the Georgian people on ethnic grounds, and the violations were large-scale”.
“Neither the European Court of Human Rights nor ICC have detected any violations committed by Georgia in the conflict over the years”, Dzamashvili said, noting that Georgia had won all 3,300 complaints filed against it following the 2008 war between the countries to the ECHR.
ICC was looking into potential war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war, with Khan pledging his office would take actions to ensure the “successful prosecution” of the individuals subject to arrest warrants.
The International Criminal Court in Hague has issued arrest warrants against three de facto officials of Georgia's Russian-occupied breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region in a case of torture and ill-treatment of Georgian civilians during the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, the Georgian Justice Ministry announced earlier today.
The International Criminal Court on Friday announced the completion of its investigation into the case studying potential war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war, launched in 2016 on the request of the Georgian Government.
Georgia has won all 3,300 complaints filed against it following the 2008 war with Russia to the European Court of Human Rights over potential violations and crimes committed during the conflict, Justice Minister Rati Bregadze said on Friday.
Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who are visiting Tbilisi, have told the Georgian media that the investigation of the Russia-Georgia war launched by the court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in 2015, is in its active phase. Georgian Justice Minister said that range of activities have been conducted by the court alone and with the help of the Georgian government to establish the truth regarding “ethnic cleansing in Georgia during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war and the torture of Georgian war captives.”
Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, on Monday praised his Government’s “close cooperation” with the International Criminal Court in the latter’s investigation into possible crimes committed during the 2008 Russia-Georgia war.
Georgian Justice Minister Rati Bregadze and his deputies on Thursday briefed the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on the body’s planned 2023 work and innovative projects, including the introduction of a new generation of citizen IDs.
Thea Tsulukiani, the Georgian Vice Prime Minister, on Thursday said the Government’s legal fight against Russia in international courts was part of its policy to reintegrate the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions peacefully.