Malaysian passenger plane shot down: The Netherlands had a lot of victims and might consider filing a law suit against Russia

Recently the NHK News On-line reported the following:

マレーシア旅客機撃墜 多数犠牲のオランダなど ロシア提訴検討
5月26日 5時39分

４年前、ウクライナで撃墜されたマレーシア航空の旅客機は、ロシア軍から持ち込まれたミサイルにより撃墜されたと国際的な合同捜査チームが結論づけたことを受け、多数の犠牲者が出たオランダ政府などは国際的な司法の場に提訴する可能性を示しました。

４年前、オランダ発のマレーシア航空の旅客機がウクライナ東部の上空で撃墜されオランダ人やオーストラリア人など乗客乗員２９８人全員が死亡しました。

オランダやウクライナなど５か国で作る合同捜査チームは２４日、「旅客機を撃墜したミサイルはロシア軍から持ち込まれた」と結論づけました。

これを受けてオランダ政府とオーストラリアの政府は２５日、「ロシアに責任があることを確信している」とする声明を出しました。

そのうえで「進めうる次のステップは国際的な法廷か組織に提訴することだ」として、国際的な司法の場に提訴する可能性に言及しました。

ＥＵ＝ヨーロッパ連合のモゲリーニ上級代表や、ＮＡＴＯ＝北大西洋条約機構のストルテンベルグ事務総長も２５日、「ロシアに対し、責任を受け入れ説明責任を果たすよう求める」とする声明を発表しました。

プーチン大統領「捜査結果を受け入れず」

ロシアのプーチン大統領はサンクトペテルブルクで「われわれは残念ながら合同捜査に参加することが認められず、捜査結果には信頼に値する根拠もない。適切な捜査が行われていないのであれば、われわれは結果を受け入れることはしないだろう」と述べ、不当な捜査に基づくものだと批判しました。

また司会者から「ミサイルはロシアのものなのか」と問われ、プーチン大統領は「もちろん違う」と答え、改めてロシアの関与を否定しました。


Translation

About a Malaysia Airlines' passenger plane being shot down in Ukraine 4 years ago, an international joint criminal investigation team accepted a conclusion that the plane had been shot down by a missile from the Russian troops, and indicated a possibility that the Dutch government which had a lot of victims might together with others file a law suit to an international judicial organization.


This passenger plane of Malaysia Airlines departed from the Netherlands was shot down in the sky of east Ukraine 4 years ago; Dutch and Australian passengers together with the crew members totalling 298 people had died.

On the 24th, a joint criminal investigation team which made up of 5 countries including the Netherlands and Ukraine concluded that "The missile which had shot down the passenger plane was brought in from the Russian troops."

The Dutch government together with the Australian government accepted this, and on the 25th, issued a statement which assumed "we are convinced that it was a matter that Russia had a responsibility."

On this, it was supposed that  "The next step which can be advanced is to file a law suit to an international court or organization", referring to a possibility of pushing forward a law suit to the international judicial level.

On the 25th, Mogerini the high level representation of EU = European Union together with Sutorutenberugu the secretary general of NATO = Nato announced a statement in which they "asked Russia to accept the responsibility and fulfill the accountability."

President Putin: "The investigation result is not accepted."

Russian Putin president at St. Peterburg stated that "Unfortunately we were not admitted to participate in joint criminal investigations, and there were also no bases to claim trust in this investigation result. When it is not investigated appropriately, we wouldn't accept the result" , and criticized it as something based on unfair investigation.

Also when asked by a moderator "Is the missile a Russian one?", President Putin answered "It's different of course" and denied Russian participation once more.

    I hope some international court or organization would look into this matter.