The aim was to identify those involved in the tragedy and prepare evidence to be presented in courts to have the perpetrators prosecuted under Dutch criminal law.
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The prosecution also said that Russia had vetoed the UN Security Council's decision to establish an international tribunal into the MH17 crash, so it was decided to hold a trial in the Netherlands as most of the victims in the crash are the country’s nationals. 3X2, of the Russian army’s Kursk-based 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade, was located on July 17, 2014. The Russian Federation also failed to explain where the Buk missile launcher, Reg. The Dutch prosecutor also stressed that Russia had provided doctored satellite imagery. Read also: MH17 trial: Court rejects Pulatov lawyers' request on secret witness We also confiscated the equipment used for filming and memory cards to check whether any data was doctored, for example, to verify if a photo is real, "he said.
We compared data from phone communication with information from other sources, checked the location of communication towers. Some even confirmed their voice on the recording. He also stressed that from the very start, the inquiry had been conducted at the highest level, and all witness statements, satellite imagery, photos, and videos were carefully verified.Īccording to him, it was possible to identify the actors heard in intercepted communications. They are guilty regardless of whether their target was a military or a civilian plane," he said. They used the Buk as a weapon in pursuit of their military goals. Thus, the four accused are guilty of murder. Dutch law prohibits the downing of any aircraft. The defendants intended to shoot down a Ukrainian military plane, but this does not change the essence of accusations and evidence.
They themselves did not push the button, but they asked for, received, and applied the Buk for their military purposes, as a result of which MH17 was shot down. Their actions led to the plane crash and the deaths of 298 people. Girkin, Dubinsky, Pulatov and Kharchenko were directly responsible for Buk. This was reported by an Ukrinform correspondent.
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