Iryna Salii
Ukraine
Correspondent
Iryna Salii is a Ukrainian journalist specializing in coverage of criminal justice in the field of top corruption and war crimes. After several years as an investigative journalist for the NGO “Nashi Groshi” (Our Money) and as a judicial reporter for the News Agency Censor.net, she founded her own media project, “Sudovyy Reporter” (Court Reporter) in December 2017. Editor and court reporter, she monitors court decisions, and has developed a network of correspondents across Ukraine. She became a pillar of a Hirondelle Foundation programme supporting Ukrainian journalists all over the country. In Ukraine and beyond, “Sudovyy Reporter” is now a unique news reference on war crimes and war related trials.
Ukraine: The first war time rape trial is held in absentia and behind closed doors
Last month, an investigation on an alleged wartime rape was for the first time completed in Ukraine. Some say the alleged perpetrator, a Russian soldier, is dead while the prosecutor believes he is in Russia. Proceedings are held in absentia and behind closed doors. And there were initial issues about witness protection.
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