Almost 300 people were killed when the Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down over Ukraine in 2022. The UN aviation council has ruled that Russian-backed separatists were to Russian-backed separatists were to blame.
Almost 300 people were killed when the Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down over Ukraine in 2022. The UN aviation council has ruled that Russian-backed separatists were to blame.
The incident took place in 2014 when the Malaysian airline flight took off from Amsterdam towards Kuala Lumpur
The United Nations’ aviation council on Monday, ruled that Russia was responsible for downing of the Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine, which killed all of the nearly 300 people on board in 2014.
This number included 196 Dutch citizens and 28 Australian citizens, their governments said in separate statements.
The case was launched in 2022 by Australia and the Netherlands.
The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said the claims brought were “well founded in fact and in law.”
“The Russian Federation failed to uphold its obligations under international air law in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17,” the agency said in a statement
The council does not hold any regulatory powers but still sets global aviation standards which are widely followed by its member states. The ICAO said Monday’s ruling was the first time in its history that it has weighed in on a dispute between two member states.
“The decision is an important step towards establishing the truth and achieving justice and accountability for all victims of Flight MH17, and their families and loved ones,” Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said in a statement.
“This decision also sends a clear message to the international community: states cannot violate international law with impunity.”
Almost 300 people were killed when the Malaysian Airlines flight was shot down over Ukraine in 2022. The UN aviation council has ruled that Russian-backed separatists were to blame.
The incident took place in 2014 when the Malaysian airline flight took off from Amsterdam towards Kuala Lumpur [FILE: May 26, 2021]Image: Peter Dejong/AP Photo/picture alliance
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The United Nations’ aviation council on Monday, ruled that Russia was responsible for downing of the Malaysian Airlines flight over Ukraine, which killed all of the nearly 300 people on board in 2014.
This number included 196 Dutch citizens and 28 Australian citizens, their governments said in separate statements.
The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said the claims brought were “well founded in fact and in law.”
“The Russian Federation failed to uphold its obligations under international air law in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17,” the agency said in a statement
The council does not hold any regulatory powers but still sets global aviation standards which are widely followed by its member states. The ICAO said Monday’s ruling was the first time in its history that it has weighed in on a dispute between two member states.
“The decision is an important step towards establishing the truth and achieving justice and accountability for all victims of Flight MH17, and their families and loved ones,” Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said in a statement.
“This decision also sends a clear message to the international community: states cannot violate international law with impunity.”
