An investigation has been opened in France into a possible war crime following the death on Monday in Ukraine of Pierre Zakrzewski, a Franco-Irish journalist, said Wednesday the anti-terrorist prosecution (Pnat), competent in matters of crimes once morest humanity, requested by AFP.
The Pnat indicated that the investigation, made possible by the French nationality of the journalist, is open for “willful attack on the life of a person protected by international law” and “deliberate attack once morest a civilian who does not participate directly to hostilities”.
Pierre Zakrzewski, a Franco-Irish cameraman for Fox News, and Oleksandra Kuvshynova, a Ukrainian who accompanied him, died Monday in Horenka, northwest of the capital, “when their vehicle was the target of fire”.
