The Office of the Prosecutor General commented on information from the Dutch media about the dismissal of Ukrainian prosecutors involved in the investigation of the downed plane of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17.

Comment posted on Monday on the official website of the office..

" Now 4 representatives of the office are involved in the work of the international investigation team from the office of the prosecutor general, ”the department noted..

According to the report, at the national level, the procedural leadership in the specified criminal procedure is carried out by 9 employees of the office of the Attorney General, namely the Department of Oversight of Criminal Proceedings in relation to Crimes Committed in the Conditions of Armed Conflict.

“They have experience in investigating war crimes, crimes against humanity, terrorist attacks and other serious criminal offenses.

This allows us to ensure not only a high level of professionalism, but also preserves the institutional memory in the investigation of the death of 298 passengers on the Malaysian Airlines flight МН17, "

We will remind, earlier the Dutch newspaper NRC reported that on the eve of the trial in the Netherlands in the case of shooting down the liner MH17, Ukrainian prosecutors who participated in the investigation were fired as part of the prosecutor’s reform.

On Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadim Pristayko noted that the change in Ukrainian investigators in the case of the accident of flight MH17 is planned and will not affect the future trial in The Hague.