Switzerland adopts law on prosecution for crimes of aggression

Reuters reported the information.

The new law was supported by 127 members of the Swiss parliament. 53 deputies voted against it.

"Switzerland's adoption of crime of aggression in its legislation would allow it to step up the fight against impunity for the gravest crimes under international law," the parliament said in a statement.

The crime of aggression, according to this law, is defined as "the invasion of, or attempt to gain political and military control over, another sovereign state." The adoption of this bill brings Swiss legislation closer to compliance with the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

The outlet writes that the vote on the adoption of the law on the prosecution of crimes of aggression took place a few hours after the UN investigative body said it had "reasonable grounds" to qualify Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its attacks on Ukrainian defenders as acts of aggression.

• On March 16, the head of the UN International Commission of Inquiry, Erik Møse, said there was no evidence of genocide against Ukrainians. At the same time, a wide range of Russian war crimes were revealed.