Peskov doubted the objectivity of the court decision on MH17 due to the removal of Russia
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The removal of the Russian side from the investigation into the case of a Boeing 777 shot down in the sky over Ukraine, which was on flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Malaysian Kuala Lumpur, did not contribute to the objectivity of the proceedings. This statement was made by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, commenting on yesterday’s decision of the court in The Hague.
“We still regret that Russia could not become a part and was not admitted to that investigation. <...> We are convinced that the removal of the Russian side from this process, at least, did not contribute to the objectivity of this investigation, ”Peskov said.
He also pointed to the need for “deep analysis” of the judgment.
November 17 court in The Hague definedthat flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk air defense system from a field near Pervomaisky. The Hague court also found Igor Girkin (Strelkov), Sergey Dubinsky (Khmury) and Leonid Kharchenko (Krot) guilty of the plane crash. They were sentenced to life imprisonment, and the convicts must also pay the relatives of the victims at least 16 million euros in compensation.
At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called this decision was “politicized” and stated that the basis of the proceedings was a “political order”. The Office also questioned the objectivity and impartiality of the court. According to the Russian Ministry, the Dutch court “adjusted” the evidence base for the verdict, ignoring the “contradictory facts”.
Boeing 777 of Malaysian Airlines, following flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed on July 17, 2014 in the Donetsk region. There were 298 people on board, all of them died.
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