Dutch court hands life sentences to three men convicted of MH17 downing; Russia rejects verdict
Updated: 3:30pm (AEST)Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters Dutch judges convicted two Russian men and a Ukrainian man in absentia of murder for their role in the shooting down of Flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 with the loss of 298 passengers and crew, and handed them life sentences. Ukraine welcomed the ruling, which will have implications for other court […]
Trial of men accused in downing of MH17 to begin in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters The first hearing in the trial of four fugitive suspects in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 was set to start in Amsterdam on Monday, more than five years after the plane was downed in Ukraine. Prosecutors say the suspects, three Russians and a Ukrainian, helped arrange the Russian missile system […]