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The Prosecutor v. Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu and Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov


Case Sheet · ICC

The Prosecutor v. Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu and Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov

Situation Situation in Ukraine
Status Pre-Trial · At Large

Context

Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu served as Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation at the time of the alleged conduct. Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov served as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Minister of Defence at the time of the alleged conduct. Both suspects are not in ICC custody.

Pre-Trial

Application for arrest warrants 2 February 2024
Arrest warrants 24 June 2024 (under seal) 
Crimes at arrest warrants Crime against humanity of inhumane acts · art. 7(1)(k)
War crime of attacking civilian objects · art. 8(2)(b)(ii) RS.
War crime of excessive incidental death, injury, or damage · art. 8(2)(b)(iv) RS.

Key Documents

Arrest warrants Press Release on the Issuance of Arrest Warrants (24 June 2024)
ICC case page Official ICC page — The Prosecutor v. Shoigu and Gerasimov