International prosecutors are ending their investigation into the 2014 shooting down of Malaysian MH17 by pro-Russian militants. Prosecution officials told reporters that they found signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin had directly agreed to the use of the Russian missile system in Ukraine that shot down the plane. that Putin is a killer. And he says it at a very high level. Adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadim Denisenko spoke about this Channel 24.
A huge message for the whole West
In his opinion, now the head of the Kremlin is on a level with Gaddafi, Khamenei and other leaders of certain countries that were isolated from the world with all the ensuing consequences for themselves.
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This is a huge message to the entire West – on the one hand, to stop communication with Putin. On the other hand, if these things continue to develop, at the level of the “big 20” Putin will have big problems with his communication capabilities, including with the leaders of China and India. – stressed the adviser to the Minister of the Interior.
However, Vadim Denisenko noted that so far these are preliminary conclusions. It is still too early to talk about this – we need to see how the situation develops further.
Pay attention! On July 17, 2014, Russia shot down a Boeing 777 passenger plane, which was making a regular flight MH17, in the sky over the Donetsk region. Then, as a result of the terrorist act of the aggressor country, 298 people died – all passengers and crew on board.
Investigation into the downing of a Boeing in Donbass: what is known
- In June 2022, the last court hearing in the case of the destruction of MH17 in the skies over Donbass in July 2014 ended in the Netherlands. The consideration of the case in the District Court of The Hague lasted from March 2020. Parallel to these hearings, Australia and the Netherlands initiated proceedings with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- On November 17, 2022, an international court in the Netherlands found Russian terrorist Igor Girkin, Sergei Dubinsky and Leonid Kharchenko involved in the downing of the MH17 aircraft. This was stated by Judge Hendrik Steinhaus during the announcement of the court decision. The Dutch prosecutor's office has demanded life imprisonment for all the accused. Leonid Kharchenko is a citizen of Ukraine. The other two involved in the downing of the Boeing are Russian citizens.
- In early February 2023, the joint investigation team working on the case of the downing of the MH17 aircraft in the sky announced the completion of the investigation. At the same time, materials were published showing that it was Putin who personally made the decision to provide the terrorists with the Buk air defense system, which shot down the plane. At the briefing, investigators released recordings of telephone conversations, which are in fact evidence of Putin's direct involvement in the tragedy.
- During a press conference in The Hague, the Deputy Attorney General of the Netherlands, Digna van Butzelaer, announced the suspension of the investigation. The reason is that the effect has reached its limit.
