Some 298 people were killed when the passenger jet was blasted out of the sky by Moscow-backed separatists.
in 2014, a team of international investigators said Wednesday. In a statement, the Joint Investigation Team added: “There is concrete information that the separatists’ request was presented to the president, and that this request was granted.
” However, there is no suggestion that Putin ordered the aircraft to be shot down, and the Russian president is immune from prosecution “in his position of Head of State.” Two Russians and a Ukrainian were found guilty of murder in absentia in November for their role in attacking the plane.
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