In 2014, a Dutch court sentenced three Russian and Ukrainian defendants to life imprisonment for shooting down a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, killing 298 people on board.
Eight years ago, a Malaysian airliner from the Netherlands was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Four people have been charged with murder and other crimes, and trials have been held in Dutch courts.
A court on Thursday confirmed that the airliner was shot down by a missile imported from Russia and fired from a pro-Russian-controlled area of Ukraine.
It also sentenced three defendants to life imprisonment for their involvement in the delivery and deployment of missiles.
One Russian defendant was acquitted due to lack of evidence of active involvement.
The court said it could not determine who ordered the missile launch.
President Zelensky “It is also important to hold the mastermind accountable”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on Twitter about the ruling, calling it an "important ruling." cause.”
Russian Foreign Ministry “no objectivity or impartiality”
In a statement, Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement: "The course of the hearing and the conclusions reached demonstrate that the hearing was based on political demands and supported the allegations of Russian involvement. The court was under unprecedented pressure from Dutch politicians and the mass media.There can be no objectivity or impartiality in this situation."
Slutsky, chairman of the committee for international affairs in the lower house of the Russian parliament, told the state-run Russian news agency, "The ruling is political and unacceptable. Russian experts are not allowed to participate in the joint investigation team." , the analysis of the companies that manufacture the missiles was also ignored.No convincing evidence was presented."