PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has agreed that the prosecution of those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine in 2014 be done in the Netherlands. “The trial will take place within the framework of Dutch criminal justice proceedings, on the basis of tried and tested substantive and procedural criminal law,” he said in a statement here today. Liow said the Dutch Public Prosecution Service would make the necessary decisions concerning prosecution at the appropriate time given that the criminal investigation was still ongoing. He said the Dutch legal system granted considerable rights to the next-of-kin to observe and participate in the proceedings. Liow said given the complex geopolitical situation, it was crucial that the criminal investigation was conducted in an independent manner.

Source: New Strait Times July 05, 2017 13:07 UTC