Ukraine War
Dail Éireann — 2024-03-07
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James Lawless (FF), Kildare North

A supplementary point that occurs to me is that while it has historically been difficult to capture evidence for prosecution of these types of crimes, in 2024 we have access to real-time footage, not only from the journalists - we heard the BBC and other respected bodies mentioned earlier - but also from people on the ground, from postings on their own social media accounts. Obviously, there is a certain bias depending on who is behind the camera, but there is a wealth of material available that may be of assistance in such prosecutions. Are steps being taken at the ICC, at the Eurojust centre or elsewhere to record and capture that material in order that it will be available to such a court, should it be established now or even in the future, and that it will be there as an historic record that can be then used?
It is an opportunity that was not there historically but, in the current situation, it is and should be used.

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