Mh17
Dutch government to file suit against Russia over downing of MH17
The Netherlands, home to roughly two-thirds of the 298 victims, holds Russia responsible for the crash on 17 July 2014. The Kremlin has consistently denied...
The suspects - three Russians and one Ukrainian - were not present in court but judges decided to continue the hearing, the fruit of a long fight for justice by relatives and investigators since the crash on 17 July 2014.
For more than five years relatives have called for the prosecution of those responsible for shooting down the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 with the loss of all 298 men, women and children on board.
The remembrance services in the Netherlands and Kuala Lumpur came less than a month after international investigators charged three Russians and a Ukrainian with the murder of the 298 people who died.
The suspects are likely to be tried in absentia in proceedings set to start in the Netherlands next March. Dutch authorities said Russia has not cooperated with the inquiry and is not expected to surrender defendants.
298 trees have been planted in the shape of a green ribbon, one for each of the victims who died on board the Malaysia airline.
The decision follows attempts to set up an international court over the incident.
Details of investigation into downing of MH17
A surface-to-air missile hit Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on its way from Amsterdam in 2014.
Nearly 300 people were killed when the plane was shot down in eastern Ukraine in July 2014.
Prosecutors have made 'several requests' for legal assistance from countries involved.
The long-awaited findings of the Dutch Safety Board did not specify who launched the missile.
Inside the MH17 tragedy
The plane crashed over Ukranian territory held by pro-Russian rebels in July 2014 killing all on board.
Russia proposed a rival text that demands justice for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
Flight QZ8501 plunged into the Java Sea on Sunday while en route from Surabaya to Singapore.
The AirAsia plane is presumed to have crashed in shallow waters off the Indonesian coast.
The Airbus A320-200 jet carrying 162 people is presumed to have crashed in the Java Sea.
The wreckage was transferred under a deal with Kiev.