The French probe will be handled by the OCLCH, which specialises in crimes against humanity and hate crimes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - The French judiciary has launched a war crime investigation into the death of AFP reporter Arman Soldin who was killed in Ukraine, anti-terror prosecutors said Wednesday.by Grad rockets on Tuesday while they were with Ukrainian troops near Chasiv Yar, in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Wednesday paid tribute to Soldin’s “courage” and described his work as “essential” to understanding the facts around the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko blamed Russia for Soldin’s death and said those responsible must be held accountable.
Soldin, a French citizen born in Bosnia, once said he was drawn to telling stories of people displaced by fighting, stemming from his family’s experience fleeing conflict. Phil Chetwynd, AFP’s global news director, said Wednesday “we are all incredibly shocked at AFP this morning” and that news of Soldin’s death was “incredibly painful”.
A tribute to AFP video journalist Arman Soldin is pictured among tributes to other journalists, at St Bride’s Church in central London. PHOTO: AFP
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