Павел Латушко. Фото: t.me/latushka
Paval Latushka, deputy head of the United Transitional Cabinet and head of the National Anti-Crisis Management, called the decision of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes against humanity committed by the Lukashenka regime a major victory.
“This is an inevitable step toward achieving justice and accountability for the victims of repression. This decision means that in the near future the Office of the Prosecutor will begin forming cases against specific individuals who committed the crimes of deportation and persecution as crimes against humanity. There is no doubt that such a case will also concern the dictator,” Latushka said.
Latushka thanked the government of Lithuania for the materials submitted to the ICC and recalled that the team of the National Anti-Crisis Management initiated and worked with Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice on the issue of referring the Belarusian situation to the ICC.
“Today we can confidently say that Lukashenka will be placed on the international criminal wanted list. Justice will prevail,” Latushka said.
It should be recalled that today the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC decided to open an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed in Belarus. The materials were submitted to the ICC by Lithuania in 2024. Lithuania asked the court to investigate cross-border crimes against humanity committed by the Lukashenka regime against the population of Belarus, since some of them were committed in Lithuania — a state party to the ICC. The case concerns actions by the Lukashenka regime that led to the deportation of citizens.