Dutch, Australians launch case against Moscow over MH17

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https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dutch-australians-launch-case-moscow-mh17-83431245

Dutch, Australians launch case against Moscow over MH17
The Dutch and Australian governments have launched a legal case against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organization
By The Associated Press
March 14, 2022, 6:26 AM

AMSTERDAM -- The Dutch and Australian governments have launched a legal case against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organization seeking to hold Moscow accountable for its alleged role in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.

The case announced Monday in The Hague and Canberra is the latest bid to hold Russia legally responsible for the missile strike that brought down the passenger jet over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people on board.

An international investigation concluded that the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur flight was shot down from territory held by separatist rebels using a Buk missile system that was driven into Ukraine from a Russian military base and then returned to the base. Moscow denies involvement.

Foreign Affairs Minister Wopke Hoekstra stressed that the Dutch government would continue to do all it can to hold Russia responsible.

“The deaths of 298 civilians, including 196 Dutch citizens, cannot remain without consequences,” he said. “The current events in Ukraine underscore the crucial importance of that.”

Among the victims were 38 residents of Australia.


In 2020, the Netherlands took Russia to the European Court of Human Rights over the MH17 shooting | Sem Van Der Wal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images

[intrepidity]

1. KnR

Hold that rat bastard responsible!

[Sherman A1]

2. Agreed!

Take them for every dime they have and more.

[SheltieLover]

3. Absofuckingloutely!

[SheltieLover]

4. Good!

[musette_sf]

5. RIP Cor Schilder

He was the drummer of Vast Countenance. He and his partner Neeltje were on MH17.