MH17 verdict shows Putin has been working from the same ruthless script in Ukraine for years Analysis from LeoCendro.
The Hague District Court convictedThe verdict was read out at 3.45 pm, the exact time the Boeing 777 passenger jet wasDefendants Igor Girkin, a former colonel in Russia’s FSB, and his subordinates Sergey Dubinskiy and Leonid Chartchenko, were sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia.
The trial, held in a courtroom near the Amsterdam airport from where MH17 departed, put the Kremlin’s involvement in the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine at the heart of the case.The trial offered proof that the plane was shot down with a Russian-made Buk surface-to-air missile fired with a clear purpose from a field held by pro-Russian separatists at the time.
“Holding to account masterminds is crucial too, as the feeling of impunity leads to new crimes,” he said.
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