A Dutch criminal court has found three former senior pro-Russian separatists guilty of downing passenger flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing 298. A fourth defendant was acquitted. The court announced the verdict on Thursday in the absence of the accused, the verdict was initially pending. Only the now acquitted were represented by lawyers.
It is considered unlikely that the convicts will serve their sentences. You should be in Russia. According to experts, the country will not extradite them. Moscow does not acknowledge the court and denies any responsibility for the shooting.
Pistol delivered from Russia
The five judges found evidence that the two convicted Russians and a Ukrainian were responsible for using the Buk anti-aircraft missile that shot down the Boeing. According to the verdict, the weapon was delivered to Ukraine from the Russian military base in Kursk and brought back across the border after being shot down.
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was shot down on July 17, 2014 on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. All people on board were killed. Most of the victims came from the Netherlands, which is why the trial took place there. Several hundred family members were in court when the verdict was pronounced. The process lasted two years and eight months.
Source: Krone
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