tv DW News Deutsche Welle September 18, 2022 7:00pm-7:16pm CEST
7:00 pm
shattering the glassy with women in architecture to smooth. this has to be really, really good. start september 30th on d, w. ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. ukraine says it has more evidence of torture in areas abandoned by retreating russian troops. investigators are exhuming bodies from a mass burial side near the city of zoom. we'll have the details from our correspondent who watched the investigation team in action. also coming up,
7:01 pm
the european commission recommend suspending billions of euro's of funding to hungary following allegations of corruption. if the 1st case in the block under a new sanction, aimed at protecting the rule of law, and he was president joe biden arrives in london. i had of queen elizabeth funeral while thousands queue up for a one last chance to pay their respects at her coffin. ah . a married evans dean welcome to the program. months ago the world was shocked after discovering the atrocities committed in the ukrainian town of boucher falling, its liberation from russian occupation. well now evidence of what could be more war crimes has emerged in the newly liberated harkey region. our correspondent manuel shares went to a zoom where mass graves containing more than 450 bodies were uncovered. a warning
7:02 pm
to our viewers, her report contains some disturbing images their uncovering sphere, horror as near area hillary fire rages in this forest on the outskirts of recently liberated is you forensic experts are working around the clock to assume bodies buried in mass graves, dating from the russian occupation book doing for much here just only with the information we have which has already been established is the burial of local residents. exclamation as you can see, the examination of the bodies and referrals for forensic examinations you are currently being carried out. some courses show signs of violent deaths and i don't know yet just order the year for you. these codes is of
7:03 pm
a man in his 84 he was found with his hands tied behind his back. his skull work deformed by violent blows to the head. his janitors bear traces of torture. nearby 17 ukrainian soldiers have been found in a shallow grave. this is to right here, we found 17 corpses of service men of the armed forces of ukraine. the bodies have for now been sent to the morgue for further forensic examination. and to collect d n a samples in order to identify them the production discuss north of the scene is so green that even the investigators overwhelmed getaway. the 1st such experience in all my 5 years of service, and i can logically, i think we will need some help in the future. early report for almost every one. so
7:04 pm
cheer thought the child its own, or 60 bis immune no names on the grade. when everything is numbered, the biggest number is 418418. and that's only civilians with locals, with their hands tied, were found face down the huddled in that is thrown face down into the graves like a little from the sony. so my face was the unthinkable. investigators say they will not lead those crimes go unpunished. shock was willing arissa marie since the war began. we've already opened more than 4000 criminal proceedings regarding war crimes committed by soldiers of the russian federation in the harkey region. i will not tell you the exact number because it is constantly changing shallow. it keeps on increasing in light of the atrocities uncovered in easier and since its liberation. the un said it would send a team to investigate and we can now speak to our correspondent
7:05 pm
ukraine, man, our shares, who found that report? a man. well, these are incredibly horrific images coming from a zoom. and obviously it's a very traumatizing process for the investigators. what more have they been telling you? well, you could see in the report, even investigators are a feeling overwhelmed and shocked or over what they have discovered that we are talking about. dozens of mass graves saw mar, individual graves. orders could contain a dozen or maybe more bodies and di, exclamation work is just starting. so investigators or investigators worker is also just starting and this is going to take weeks if not months to identify to buddies . so my, you know, some are human remains are in such a state of the composition that it will take
7:06 pm
a long time to be able to identify them. there's gonna be to that there's going to have to be a dna. comparative studies was inhabitants of the area to try and find relative in some cases. so pretty long, whole and gruesome work ahead for investigators. we also heard from the, one of the investigators in your report that there are thousands of these types of investigations underway right now. that are all linked to potential war crimes in ukraine, and they're doing this while the fighting continues. so how are the ukranian authorities managing this where exactly thousands of investigations for the region of how to key f, where we are right now where it is you are the city of israel is located as well. we're talking about 4000 cases at the very least in the investigator. the prosecutor, a story that we've heard in the report mentioning that figure did
7:07 pm
a want to give a precise numbers simply because this increases by the hour. so in order to open does investigations that the ukraine and government has attracted in more work for us at past. and police officers, forensic experts, coming from all over the country have come here. seems to counter offensive on the you of the ukraine in forces. a was successful in a, in a most of the region here. so don't be bo come to help. and the ukranian government houses so said it was very grateful for the international workforce to said there forensic experts to send a more material to proceed to the investigations and just briefly amana. well, has there been any reaction from russia to the discovery of these mass graves that resume just like care in the 1st weeks after boot shot is no reaction from russia. but that's not unusual. a russia is not known to acknowledge it,
7:08 pm
sir. it's war crimes. t w is correspondent manuel. shes reporting from harkins in eastern ukraine emanuel, thank you for your reporting. thank you. now let's turn our attention to some of the other stories making news. this our a powerful earthquake has hit a se taiwan. the epicenter of the 6.8 magnitude quake was in the coastal city of ty tongue. it was also felt and the capital tie pay. it follows a 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the south east on saturday evening. in japan, super typhoon and none muddle has made landfall on the southern island of can you shoe? the storm is bringing powerful winds of up to 180 kilometers an hour authorities or warning of unprecedented weather conditions. 4000000 people have been urged to evacuate. the european union's political executive has recommended
7:09 pm
suspending 7500000000 euros and funds to hungary over corruption allegation. vickers on gary and prime minister victor or bon is accused of mismanaging you funds and dismantling democratic institutions. the moneys intended to bring hungary economy and infrastructure up to the block standards. the suspension must be approved by a majority of e. u. member states within 3 months will for more, let's bring in milan need. she's an expert on central and eastern europe at the german council on foreign relations. hello and welcome to d w. so the use accusations against hungry as prime minister. this is not anything new. so why did the use political executive choose to make this announcement now?
7:10 pm
because of the drums it's process, this is an important step in the you mechanism called law conditionality, which was approved to read the d 7 your budget almost 2 years ago. but then the, the hungary turn to the european court of justice to object to, to do with that. it's not complied. we do, we do treaties and also after the court decided that, otherwise you bring commission notified, ongoing government with its own junctions. all right, but at this stage it is still just a proposal. is victor or bon going to accepted to what do you think his response will be? d ah, respond from budapest already to day is very unusual. it's. it's very positive long weekend, reuben needs an agreement, needs a deal and needs this, you funds. so his minister for
7:11 pm
a regional development that he's in charge of for negotiating with the commission to more leverage or the said he will come to the decision by the commission because it will clarify situation and the longer in parliament will order the next week. i won't own a set of measures that are supposed to improve the situation around these most disbursement of you funds and the alleged corruption. and what about the hungarian public? i mean, how are ordinary citizens reacting to this latest move by the you and we'll have an impact on their view of victor or bon lyrian society is very polarized around the ruling party. she does that has been in our 2010 and that dominates the state and the public life. so i would say that this is an encouragement for the other part of the society and also for our independent buddies. because so far in public recruitment contracts over 50 percent and only
7:12 pm
one bidder. and there was a systemic corruption surrounding the you funded these measures are supposed to improve this and put hungary under monitoring in terms of your funds. but it will not touch the overall rule of law situation and democracy back sliding on the free trial that was nila named from the german council on foreign relations. thank you so much for your in science. thank you for having me. world leaders, including you as president joe biden, have begun to arrive in london ahead of queen elizabeth funeral on monday. thousands of mourners have been queuing in central london for a 4th straight day, hoping to see the coffin of the late monarch. thousands continue to patiently wait in a kilometers long queue for a chance to glimpse the coffin of queen elizabeth the 2nd. as she lies in state at
7:13 pm
parliament's westminster hall in central london. some mourners were treated to an unscheduled walk about by king charles and his son, william, who came out to thank those who had been queuing over night for several hours. commentaries lie from growing on just to you. i plowed with the meeting self and prince hedges. my co worker, i on saturday, william joined his brother, harry and their cousins, to stand vigil by their grandmother's coffin. prince harry, who was no longer working royal, was allowed to wear a military uniform at the king's request. like their parents the day before. the 8 cousins stood vigil for 15 minutes, as mourners continued to quietly file by oh, i can't describe it with nothing oversee ever experienced before and
7:14 pm
yet if so, said pulling inside my snow, and we were very lucky enough to feel to grind children there as well i am the aerial moment in time. king charles, the 3rd is meeting with commonwealth leaders at buckingham palace, including new zealand prime minister, jacinta, are darren and canada. as justin trudeau, they travelled to london to pay their respects to his late mother, who played a crucial role in growing and maintaining the voluntary body of more than 50 nations. most of them former british colonies. the commonwealth was a priority to the queen during her reign as its new head. charles has pledged to sustain his mother's dedication and devotion as he put it. other world leaders, including japan's emperor francis emmanuel mccall, and u. s. president joe biden are arriving in time for queen elizabeth's state funeral on monday. more than 10000 police officers are being deployed,
7:15 pm
making it the largest security operation in london's history. here up to date on the w news, i'll be back at the top of the hour with more headlines for you. stay tuned for world stories with a report on how ukrainians are preparing for another potential nuclear disaster. a marion evans, dean from me and the entire news team. inver. lynn, thanks for watching ah. enjoying the view and come to take a look at this tv highlights every week in your inbox, subscribe. now. me closely news.
19 Views
Uploaded by TV Archive on