Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The establishment of the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression under the aegis of Eurojust gives the opportunity to do just that, to co-ordinate domestic investigations by EU member states and non-EU countries into the crime of aggression against Ukraine and to act as a central repository for evidence of that crime. Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Romania and the US are participating in this initial phase. The Deputy is correct. Already, a significant body of evidence has been established for a range of crimes, particularly the shocking crime of abducting children and taking them into Russian territory. There is far greater capacity now to assemble evidence. That is why we need to resource the international courts and forums. As the Deputy said, even the presentation of the evidence can be of great value to victims and their families. I support that enthusiastically. We will continue to support this in any way we can.

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