The trial of four men accused of involvement in the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines’ MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 opened in a Dutch court on March 9, the first attempt to prosecute suspects over the disaster.
Murder In The Sky: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
ABC News: Trial of suspects in shooting down of flight MH17 begins in the Netherlands
Chairman of the MH17 trial chamber Hendrik Steenhuis LLM (C) and magistrate arrive, at the Schipol courthouse on March 9, 2020 for the opening of the trial of four men accused of murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014, even though the suspects are still at large. - The trial follows a half-decade long fight for justice by families of the 298 people who were killed when the jet was shot down over Ukraine by a Russian-made missile as it travelled from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
