(CNN) The top US "Nazi hunter" will lead a Justice Department team to identify and prosecute anyone who has committed war crimes in Ukraine, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday during an unannounced visit to that country. The team, Garland said, will be led by the department's best-known Nazi hunter Eli Rosenbaum , and will be made up of experts in investigations involving human rights abuses and war crimes. Rosenbaum, a 36-year veteran of the Justice Department, previously served as the director of Human Rights Enforcement Strategy and Policy, and helped the department over 100 cases to strip citizenship from or deport accused Nazis, according to the Justice Department. Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, and "Nazi hunter" Eli Rosenbaum, right. The US Justice Department will pursue every avenue of accountability for those who commit war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine," Garland said in Ukraine.

Source: CNN June 21, 2022 20:02 UTC