Nov 19 2022
News Comment #11
A Dutch court is delivering a verdict in the MH17 crash, which killed 298 people.
A Dutch court is delivering a verdict in the trial over the shooting down of a passenger jet above eastern Ukraine in 2014.
In the trial, the verdict is being delivered to four men with ties to the Russian security services over the shooting down of a passenger jet. The shooting down of the jet happened during a Moscow-backed separatist uprising that foreshadowed Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country this year.
The trial can only promise a limited measure of justice for the 298 people that were killed in the crash. The defendants of the trail are believed to be in Russian-controlled territory or Russia itself, so they’re unlikely to ever serve any sentence they would receive.
The trial had been opened more than two years ago as an attempt to try and assign responsibility for a cream that had seemed to have gone without punishment.
After the crash, the world reacted with outrage, and the Western nations sought to hold Russia accountable. Russia, however, had repeatedly denied any responsibility in the deaths, even though there was evidence that the plane was shot from a Russian military base across the border into eastern Ukraine, as well as intercepted calls and messages that point to the involvement of Russian-backed separatists.
None of the defendants of the case were arrested or appeared in court. They were tried in absentia.
According to Mr. Ploeg, the chairman of the MH17 Flight Disaster Foundation, the absence of the defendants made it harder for the trial to bring clarity and catharsis to the victims and help them come to terms with what happened.
What drew me to this story in the first place was the fact that I saw the word ‘Dutch’ in the title. Being from the Netherlands, it’s always attractive to read about your home country when you look through the news.
In my opinion, this was a news worthy story. Even though the original plane crash happened a few years age, they still dress new developments of this event. The author did a good job of summarizing what happened during the crash and then explaining the new developments of this event. This made it easy to follow for readers who did not know about the crash from a few years ago or for readers who just needed a reminder on the topic. I don’t think there is anything missing in this story. The important details are explained in a clear but direct way, the author did not over complicate it. Because of this, the article was easy to read and easy to understand.
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