On February 8, international investigators announced the end of their investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. Malaysia Airlines in Ukraine in 2014 without further proceedings.
Specifically, speaking at a press conference in The Hague, prosecutor Digna van Boetzelaer stated that the investigation has reached its limit, the results found are not enough to conduct a new proceeding. Prosecutors also said it was not possible to confirm that soldiers were directly involved in the launch of the missile that caused the incident plane crash.
Previously, in November 2022, a Dutch court sentenced three men to life in prison (including two Russians and a Ukrainian) for their roles in the above case. Another Russian defendant was acquitted. The convicts were all tried in absentia.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry rejected the “politically motivated” ruling, saying Dutch prosecutors had ignored all evidence that the missile could have been launched by Ukrainian troops from the territory held by Ukraine. Ukrainian government troops. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian side welcomed the sentencing of the three suspects.
On July 17, 2014, flight MH17 on its way from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) was hit by a missile over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. network.
Ukrainian authorities and some Western countries believe that Russia and the independence forces in eastern Ukraine are behind this incident, but Moscow and the above forces firmly deny, asserting that the plane was hit by a missile. going from the area occupied by Government troops Ukraine control./.
Le Anh (VNA/Vietnam+)