The Justice Department is charging four Russian fighters with committing war crimes against a U.S. national.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the “Justice Department has filed the first ever charges under the U.S. war crimes statute against four Russia-affiliated military personnel for heinous crimes against an American citizen” through an indictment returned Tuesday in the Eastern District of Virginia.
“The charges include conspiracy to commit war crimes, including war crimes outlawed by the international community after World War Two. Unlawful confinement, torture and inhuman treatment,” Garland said.
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