The issuance of even an absentee decision on those responsible for the sale of the MH17 passenger plane in the sky over Ukraine in 2014, which is scheduled for this year, will not be the end of the investigation of the case as a whole, said the Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine in 2019-2021, Gunduz Mammadov, who headed the special investigation from Ukraine.

“I think this case will not be forgotten until all the culprits are identified.. The investigation continues, in particular, to identify the crew of the Buk and the persons who gave the order to launch the rocket,” he said in an interview with Yuridicheskaya Gazeta on the anniversary of the tragedy..

He noted that international cooperation in this case is generally innovative in many respects, because evidence from open sources was studied, and in the Netherlands the legislation on sentencing in absentia was changed.

Mammadov also stressed that the verdict is not only a punishment, but also the establishment of the truth, and for relatives - the execution of justice..

“The accused will never be able to visit most countries of the world - there they will immediately be arrested. Yes, and in Russia itself, the political situation may someday change, so it is possible that they themselves will transfer this trinity to the Netherlands, and the Mole to Ukraine. Other defendants as well, since the investigation is ongoing, ”he replied to the clarification whether it would ever be possible to put into practice the court’s verdict.

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Recall, on June 11, a court in the Netherlands found four Russian servicemen guilty of deliberately shooting down MH17 aircraft.. Attackers are responsible for the deaths of 298 people. The verdict will be announced by the end of 2022.. However, one of the suspected Russians turned to a Dutch court with a video message in which he asks to be found not guilty..