“Since in the context of armed aggression most of the facts of damage are qualified as criminal offences, it is important to have a criminal law mechanism for compensation for damages,” said Serhii Ionushas during an online participation in a roundtable organised with the assistance of the International Organization for Migration (IOM Ukraine), the Council of Europe, and the USAID Justice for All (J4A) Program.
The main objective of the roundtable:
▪️ to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of reparations measures and reparations efforts by national partners and to identify ways to coordinate and harmonise reparations initiatives on the ground;
▪️ to facilitate expert discussions focusing on key issues related to reparations and compensation mechanisms and to reflect on concrete steps to implement recommendations already made by the Council of Europe and the international community.
Speaking about the ways to ensure accountability of the perpetrators and justice for the victims, Serhii Ionushas emphasised: “The legislation on compensation for damage caused by military aggression needs to be developed. It should regulate both the issue of compensation for damage to individuals and improve the legal basis for recovering damages caused to the state, as well as clarify the use of funds received from the sale of property of the russian federation and its residents.”