Australia and the Netherlands said they had taken action in justice spouse against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) over the fall of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 eight years ago.
Russia was responsible under international law for the fall of flight and action in the United Nations Aviation Council was a step forward in the fight for justice for 298 victims, including 38 Australians, said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Foreign Secretary Marise Payne in A declaration on Monday.
Australia said the incident was a clear infringe of a convention to protect civil aircraft against weapons fire.
The Dutch government noted in a statement by the UN Security Council also been informed of the step.
Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra said in the statement: “The death of 298 civilians, including 196 Dutch, cannot and should do not remain without consequences.”
“The current events in Ukraine stresses the vital importance of this.”
Joint action under Article 84 of the Agreement on International civil aviation is separate from a Dutch murder test for four suspects over their self criminal responsibility.
Australia said it was looking full reparations from russia for the injury caused and the reprieve of the vote from Russia power in the aviation council, which sets the standards for civil air Travel.
“Russia is unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine and climbing of son aggressiveness emphasizes need continue our sustained efforts to hold Russia to account for its flagrant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, including threats to Ukraine’s sovereignty and airspace,” Morrison and Payne said. in the statement.
MH17 flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014, date on which hit over rebel-held eastern Ukraine by international investigators and prosecutors say was a Russian-made surface-to-air missile.
Moscow has always denied any involvement and promoted a range of alternative theories, which international investigators dismissed as unsupported by evidence.
A judgement in the murder trial, involving three Russians and a Ukrainian who remain in son together, is expected later this year. Any of the defendants appeared before the Dutch court.
Australia and the Netherlands would count on proof that MH17 was shot down down by a surface-to-face Russianair missile system transported from Russia to a area of eastern Ukraine under control of separatists backed by Russia, and that he was accompanied by a military crew, the statement said.
the missile system was sent back to Russia shortly after the attack of MH17, he said.
“Russia has so far refused to take responsibility for son clear role in this incident,” Payne told reporters. in sydney on Monday.
Australia and the Netherlands continued negotiations with Russia in good Faith over the incident, but Russia unilaterally withdrew from the talks in 2020, she said.
