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September 30, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The Lithuanian justice ministry has confirmed<\/a> that it has submitted a file to the International Criminal Court (ICC) with evidence of Belarusian officials\u2019 involvement in transnational crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The matter is of concern to the national security issues and international community at large; impunity can no longer continue, and justice must be done and seen to be done,” Minister Ewelina Dobrowolska said. “Lithuania has taken the first step on behalf of victims, but we urge and ask others to join us in what is essential and necessary for justice to prevail.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its referral, Lithuania noted that there are sufficient grounds to believe that security forces committed crimes against humanity under orders from high-ranking Belarusian political, security and military officials since May 1, 2020. They include deportation, persecution and other inhumane acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry alleged that the Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka regime has forcibly displaced hundreds of thousands of Belarusian citizens to Lithuania and other countries, including those neighboring Belarus, without justification under international law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This displacement, labeled as deportation due to its transboundary nature, was carried out through underlying actions such as coercion and other related offenses, the ministry said, attributing it to politics. Taken together, these actions constitute crimes against humanity, it concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lithuania asks ICC to launch investigation into suspected crimes against humanity by \u0141uka\u0161enka<\/h3>\n
September 30, Pozirk. The Lithuanian government has submitted a file on crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka and his officials, to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, said the National Anti-Crisis Management (NAM). The …<\/div>\n \n