Facts
On 6 March 2022, press photographer Guillaume Briquet was ambushed by a Russian commando. He was driving from Kropyvnytsky to Mykolaïv when his vehicle – which had Geneva license plates and had “PRESS” written on both sides – was shot twice on the drivers’ side, and twice on the passenger’s side. Briquet was injured on his arms and his head by broken glass as a result of the attack.
Procedure
On 17 August 2022, the Ukrainian NGO Truth Hounds, assisted by Civitas Maxima, filed a complaint with the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG).
On 26 March 2023, the spokesperson for the OAG, confirmed in a press article that criminal proceedings for war crimes were being initiated for the attack against Briquet by an alleged Russian commando, and that further investigation will be carried out.