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Frédéric L.-I. (victim)

Type of liability
Personne physique

Alleged perpetrator(s)
X

Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
n/a

Legal classification of crime(s)
War crimes

Source of the complaint
Public Prosecutor's Office

Ongoing proceedings
oui

Regime
4 - 113 CP

Summary of facts

On May 30, 2022, Frédéric L.-I., a French journalist for the French channel BFMTV, was killed by shell shrapnel while monitoring a humanitarian operation near Severodonetsk. Frédéric L.-I. was aboard a humanitarian truck to film the evacuation of Ukrainian civilians fleeing the Russian shelling of the city of Lysychansk, in the east of the country. Two other BFMTV colleagues were with him and were slightly injured.

Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.

Legal proceedings

<p>May 30, 2022: the PNAT opened a preliminary investigation for “war crimes.”</p>

Complaint

non

Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)

113-7 PC

Sources

Ouest France, "Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, journaliste tué en Ukraine, recevra la Légion d’honneur à titre posthume", 2023

RSF, "Deux ans après la mort de Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff en Ukraine, RSF et la famille du journaliste français demandent justice", 2024