"A criminal case has been opened following an article that the Russian Ministry of Defense is leaking information about the downed Boieng through a Dutch journalist," said a lawyer representing van der Werff.

She said that a civil suit was filed, which is now being considered, as well as a statement to initiate a criminal libel case.

“An examination was carried out, which found that the information was defamatory.

And there is no evidence that the Ministry of Defense is disseminating any information through a Dutch journalist, and there cannot be, ”said the defender.

Max van der Werff is the author of a documentary film about the plane crash of the Malaysian Boeing (flight MH17) in Ukraine in 2014.

Earlier it became known that the District Court of The Hague is suspending hearings on the flight MH17 until September 6.

Boeing 777, flying MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on July 17, 2014 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.

Killed 283 passengers and 15 crew members. 

* Mass media recognized as a foreign agent by the decision of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation of 07/23/2021.