An investigation to shed light on the death of Pierre Zakszewski. The Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (Pnat), which is competent in crimes against humanity, told AFP that on Wednesday, March 16, it launched an investigation into the death of a Franco-Irish Fox News journalist on Monday in Ukraine.
Pnat explains that the investigation, made possible by the journalist’s French citizenship, is open for “intentional attack on the life of a person protected by international law” and “intentional attack on a civilian who does not take a direct part in hostilities.”
Pierre Zakshevsky, a cameraman for an American channel, and Alexandra Kuvshinova, a Ukrainian journalist who accompanied him, were killed Monday in Gorenka, northwest of Kyiv, “when their car came under fire,” CEO Suzanne Scott told Fox News. . She said they were with reporter Benjamin Hall, who was injured.
The French investigation was entrusted to the gendarmes of the Central Directorate for Combating Crimes against Humanity, Genocides and War Crimes (OCCLCH).
European and Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian recalled on Wednesday the “duty” of warring parties in Ukraine to guarantee the protection of journalists covering the conflict. Also on Wednesday, Reporters Without Borders said it wanted to file a complaint because “a criminal investigation is needed to identify those responsible for the shooting that killed journalists and to determine the extent to which journalists were deliberately targeted at it.”
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, three more journalists have been killed, two Ukrainians and an American.