OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva has said that there are indications that missile launched from rebel-controlled areas may have caused the downing of a Malaysian Airlines flight in Ukraine on July 17.
“A swift, thorough, international investigation is needed to determine the exact circumstances of the crash and bring the perpetrators to justice. However, there are already strong indications that a missile launched from rebel-controlled areas may have caused this catastrophe. In that case, there would be no doubt that those responsible for the illicit flow of military hardware and weapons into eastern Ukraine and those who directly or indirectly challenge the Ukrainian government’s authority over its own territory bear the ultimate responsibility,” reads the statement of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President posted on the organization’s Web site on July 18.
Kanerva called for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and urged the governments in Moscow and Kyiv to do all in their power to immediately de-escalate this situation.
As reported, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft heading from Amsterdam (the Netherlands) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) carrying 298 people crashed in Donetsk region on July 17. All on board were killed. The Security Service of Ukraine opened a criminal proceeding under Article “Terrorist Act.” The bodies of 182 victims have been found at the crash site.
