MH17: Malaysia satisfied with Dutch court's decision
The Hague Court in Netherlands on Thursday found three individuals guilty of shooting down the MH17 flight on July 17, 2014.
PUTRAJAYA - The Malaysian government is satisfied with the decision of the Hague Court when they convicted three individuals of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, eight years ago.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday stated the decision of the criminal case in the Netherlands became an important benchmark to find the truth and uphold justice for all 298 victims including 43 Malaysians who died in the tragedy as well as for all the victim’s heirs.
"Malaysia always maintained that the trial conducted must be based on the truth, justice as well as full accountability. With this, Malaysia supports the decision made by The Hague Court.
"Malaysia is satisfied of the reliable and transparent judicial process implemented within the Dutch legal system based on the rule of law in order to obtain the long-awaited justice," the statement said.
The statement said Malaysia represented all parties affected and expresses its utmost appreciation to the members of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) which consisted of the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and Ukraine for having worked hard ad diligently to conduct an international criminal investigation into the MH17 tragedy.
"Malaysia once again extends our sympathy and condolences to the families and relatives of the victims of the MH17 tragedy.
"Even though nothing could return their lives nor reduce the grief and suffering experienced by families and loved ones, the court's decision is expected to provide some relief and peace to the families and next of kin of victims killed in this tragedy," said the statement.
On Thursday the Hague District Court in the Netherlands found the three accused, Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinsky and Leonid Kharchenko guilty of shooting down MH17 on July 17, 2014.
However, the court acquitted another accused, Oleg Pulatov, because of a lack of concrete evidence in the conviction.
