MH17 case: defendant’s appeal was shown in court



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Case MH17: the defendant's appeal was shown in court

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On the tapes, the only suspect who agreed to participate in the trial again denies any involvement in the plane crash.

At the trial in the case of the accident of flight MH17 in the Donbas, they showed the appeal of Oleg Pulatov, the only suspect who agreed to participate in the process: the defendant denies guilt, writes the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

The trial reportedly showed a selection of videos recorded on October 22 when Pulatov’s lawyers visited him in Russia. On the tapes, Pulatov again denies any involvement in the plane crash. The video itself is about two hours long; the victims’ families were notified in advance that it would be displayed in court.

As Marike de Hoon, associate professor at the Free University of Amsterdam and an international law expert, noted on Twitter, Pulatov said on camera that her reports of the downed plane immediately after the crash should “confuse the enemy, as is customary in wartime. “.

He also noted that Russia supposedly would not provide the separatists in Donbas with a Buk missile launcher, as this area is not strategic. And Buk’s presence would endanger the Separatists themselves.

We recall that Russia withdrew from the advisory group to investigate the MH17 accident, which includes the Netherlands and Malaysia. The actions of the Netherlands in the Russian Foreign Ministry were described as “hostile”, and the accusations against Moscow – “hasty”.

The Netherlands said they “deeply regret” Russia’s decision to withdraw from the consultations.

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