Lawyers representing MH17 relatives intimidated; Russia suspected

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida jurors deliberate about activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Former security minister raises concerns Putin behind Southport far right disinformation

The Independent

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5 months, 1 week ago

Hopes for justice fade as relatives mourn 10th anniversary of MH17 downing

Hindustan Times

As relatives gather on Wednesday to mourn victims on the 10th anniversary of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, hopes are fading that those responsible for shooting down the plane will soon be behind bars. Hopes for justice fade as relatives mourn 10th anniversary of MH17 downing Russia has refused to extradite three men convicted by a Dutch court, and last year …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Relatives to mark MH17 downing a decade on, but arrest hopes fade

Hindustan Times

Ten years after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was blasted from the sky over war-torn Ukraine, families of the victims will gather Wednesday to remember the tragedy as hopes fade that those responsible will soon be behind bars. Relatives to mark MH17 downing a decade on, but arrest hopes fade Hundreds of relatives as well as government representatives and dignitaries are …

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11 months ago

95 pc cases filed by central probe agencies are against Oppn leaders, claims Sule citing data

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: NCP leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday claimed that as per the government data presented in Parliament, 95 per cent of the cases filed by the central probe agencies are against leaders of opposition parties. The Nationalist Congress Party MP was speaking to reporters outside her party office in south Mumbai after accompanying MLA Rohit Pawar till the entrance of …

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1 year ago

The truth about Putin’s shootdown

The Economist

Christmas Specials | Missiles and lies The truth about Putin’s shootdown Investigating MH17, the crime that presaged the war in Ukraine This article includes audio interviews, T he fields of Hrabove bloom yellow in the summertime. The path of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 Moscow Amsterdam POLAND BELARUS RUSSIA GERMANY Kyiv UKRAINE Donetsk HUNGARY ITALY ROMANIA Crimea SERBIA BULGARIA TURKEY Source: …

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1 year, 3 months ago

A lawyer with no love for Trump is defending his supporters

Al Jazeera

As Donald Trump mounts his defence, we hear from a defence lawyer representing his supporters. On March 4th, Donald Trump will be heading to Washington, DC, and soon he and his supporters will also be returning to a court in Georgia. Heather Shaner has represented more than 30 Trump supporters charged with crimes related to the storming of the US …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s GB News show investigated by Ofcom over impartiality rules

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

Masked assailants attack journalist and lawyer in Russia's Chechnya province

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

Russia to face Ukraine at UN court over downing of flight MH17

Al Jazeera

Kyiv accuses Moscow of supporting pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine who shot down the Boeing 777 with a missile in 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew. Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to face off at the International Court of Justice – the top United Nations court – over Moscow’s support for pro-Russian forces blamed for “insurrection” against the Ukrainian …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Russia, Ukraine face off in top UN court over MH17 airliner downing

India Today

Ukraine and Russia face off at the top United Nations court on Tuesday over Moscow's alleged backing of pro-Russian separatists blamed for the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014. Judges at the International Court of Justice will hear Ukraine's claim that Moscow violated a UN anti-terrorism treaty by equipping and funding pro-Russian forces who international investigators concluded …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Prosecutor hands over protection of key witness' family after critical letter: report

NL Times

Rutger Jeuken, the chief public prosecutor in Midden-Nederland, handed over responsibility for the protection of key witness Nabil B.’s family. The relative wrote that the family is “not safe and doesn’t feel safe” as long as Jeuken remains responsible for their protection, Parool reports. B.’s family fears that “another innocent victim will fall under the care and responsibility” of Jeuken, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Russia summons Dutch ambassador over MH17 disaster

NL Times

Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Dutch ambassador on Thursday. Ambassador Gilles Beschoor Plug was told to stop “the obsessive attempts of the Dutch authorities to hold the Russian Federation responsible” for the downing of flight MH17, the Russian Ministry said in a statement. Earlier this month, the Joint Investigation Team said that it found strong indications that Russian president Vladimir …

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1 year, 10 months ago

The Search for the Truth About the MH17 Disaster

News 18

Investigators on Wednesday suspended their eight-year probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, while saying they believed Russian President Vladimir Putin played a key role. Here is a timeline of the main developments in the case: July 2014: crash, first accusations On July 17, 2014, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 en route from Amsterdam …

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1 year, 10 months ago

New results in MH17 investigation presented this afternoon

NL Times

The Joint Investigation Team will present new results in the ongoing investigation into those involved in the downing of flight MH17 on Wednesday. In November last year, the court in The Hague sentenced rebel leader Igor Girkin, his right-hand man Sergei Dubinsky, and garrison commander Leonid Chartshenko to life in prison for their role in the downing of flight MH17. …

Investigation Press Conference

1 year, 10 months ago

Putin played an active role in conflict around MH17 downing; No new suspects prosecuted

NL Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin played a major role in supplying weapons to eastern Ukraine, which led to the downing of flight MH17 with a BUK missile in 2014, the Joint Investigation Team concluded. The investigation produced no new suspects for prosecution, the JIT said at a press conference on Wednesday. “There are strong indications that in Russia, the president made …

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1 year, 10 months ago

MH17 Crash Investigators to Reveal New Findings

News 18

International investigators said they will next month unveil the result of a probe into “other parties” involved in downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 after three people were found guilty last year. The findings are expected to deal with their research into who actually fired the missile that shot down the plane over eastern Ukraine in 2014, and who originally supplied …

Ukraine Russian Jit Mh17 Crash

1 year, 10 months ago

European rights court moves forward with MH17 case

Dutch News

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Wednesday that three cases brought against Russia by Ukraine and the Netherlands were partially admissible, including a complaint over the downing of flight MH17. Last year, The Hague District Court convicted three men and acquitted one of supplying the weapon which brought down the Boeing 777, killing all 298 people on board. …

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1 year, 10 months ago

European rights court moves forward with MH17 case

Dutch News

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Wednesday that three cases brought against Russia by Ukraine and the Netherlands were partially admissible, including a complaint over the downing of flight MH17. Last year, The Hague District Court convicted three men and acquitted one of supplying the weapon which brought down the Boeing 777, killing all 298 people on board. …

Ukraine Russia Dutch Flight Mh17 Court Moves

1 year, 11 months ago

European human rights court will examine Russia's role in MH17 downing

NL Times

One year after a hearing on the merits of Dutch and Ukrainian complaints against the Russian Federation, the European Court of Human Rights has decided it will consider Russia's culpability for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The Dutch government accused Russia of violating three articles of the European Convention of Human Rights, specifically Article 2, which protects the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistani court acquits police in Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case

Al Jazeera

Family says it will appeal verdict in 2018 killing of aspiring model in Karachi that sparked protests. On Monday, the “anti-terrorism” court in Karachi said the prosecution was unable to provide substantial evidence against Rao Anwar, a former senior superintendent of police in the southern city, and 17 other defendants. https://t.co/S7hRXCxJDZ — M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 January 23, 2023 Jibran …

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1 year, 11 months ago

European human rights court to decide if it will admit MH17 case alleging Russian blame

NL Times

The European Court of Human Rights will decide next Wednesday whether a case on Russia's role in the downing of Flight MH17 meets the requirements for admissibility, and can be assigned to one of the court's sections for proceedings on the case. A year ago, the Netherlands and Ukraine had a chance to convince the judges of the Human Rights …

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2 years ago

Counterterrorism boss hid concerns about covert investigations into Islamic groups

NL Times

The former National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism, Dick Schoof, was not forthcoming about concerns his staff had about a covert program to gather intelligence about mosques operating in the Netherlands, according to new research by NRC. The office of the NCTV paid for municipalities in the country to hire a private investigation firm to carry out undercover operations to …

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2 years ago

MH17: Dutch prosecutors won't appeal against acquittal of Oleg Pulatov

NL Times

The Public Prosecution Service decided not to file an appeal against the acquittal of Oleg Pulatov, who was suspected in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, prosecutors said. "The OM is very satisfied that the verdict has brought clarity to the next of kin about the actual circumstances regarding the downing of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014," the …

Court Downing Mh17 Prosecutors Pulatov

2 years, 1 month ago

Three men guilty of murdering 298 people on MH17 flight with Russian-made missile

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

MH17 flight verdict: 2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian separatist convicted of murdering 298 people

The Hindu

A Dutch court on November 17 convicted two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist in absentia of the murders of 298 people who died in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine. Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis said that evidence presented by prosecutors at a trial that lasted more than two years proved that the Boeing 777 flying …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch court convicts three MH17 suspects, acquits one

Al Jazeera

Eight years after all 298 on board died, two Russians and one Ukrainian are sentenced to life in prison for murder. A court in the Netherlands has found three men guilty over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine in 2014 killing all 298 people on board. “We welcome The Hague District Court finding …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Court to rule in MH17 case today; Relatives hoping for answers

NL Times

Over eight years after the downing of flight MH17 and more than 2.5 years after the trial started against the first four suspects, the court will rule on Thursday. After years of international investigation, the OM is prosecuting four men: rebel leader Igor Girkin, his right-hand man Sergey Dubinsky, his assistant Oleg Pulatov, and garrison commander Leonid Chartchenko. And the …

Russia Court Buk Mh17 Ploeg

2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch PM, King react to MH17 sentencing, as does Zelenskyy

NL Times

With the verdict in the MH17 case "we have come a step closer to finding truth and justice for the victims and the surviving relatives," said Prime Minister Mark Rutte in an initial reaction. Minister of Justice Dilan Yeşilgöz also does not see the verdict in the MH17 case as the final piece in the case about the passenger plane, …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Court: Abundance of evidence shows Russian-made missile downed MH17; Prosecutors criticized

NL Times

The court said "an abundance of evidence" supports the conclusion that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down with a Russian-made Buk missile on 17 July 2014 from an agricultural field in eastern Ukraine. According to the court, it "appears" that people involved thought that shots were fired at a military aircraft instead of a civilian aircraft. The court also …

Buk Suspects Prosecutors Court Abundance

2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch authorities will soon say if there are new MH17 suspects; Russia calls trial biased

NL Times

Police in the Netherlands and the Public Prosecution Service expect they will have more information about a potential follow-up investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The investigation has not stopped," said Andy Kraag, head of the National Criminal Investigations Division at the Dutch police department. Meanwhile, Russia said it believed the court proceedings in the Netherlands were …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch judges to deliver MH17 trial verdicts: Five things to know

Al Jazeera

All 298 people on board the MH17 flight, from the Netherlands en route to Kuala Lumpur, died eight years ago. Brechtje Van De Moosdijk, the spokesperson for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service covering the MH17 case, told Al Jazeera the verdict is important since it marks the first time an independent judgement will be made on what happened to the …

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2 years, 3 months ago

No Criminality Found in Intercepted Conversations of Niira Radia: CBI to SC

News 18

The Central Bureau of Investigation Wednesday told the Supreme Court that no criminality has been found following an investigation into the intercepted conversations of the corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with some politicians, businessmen, media persons, and others. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the CBI, also told a three-judge bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud that petition filed …

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2 years, 3 months ago

HC asks NBDSA, news channel, anchor to respond to activist’s plea for apology

The Hindu

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the News Broadcasters and Digital Standards Authority, a news channel and a TV news anchor to respond to activist Shehla Rashid’s plea seeking an apology for airing a news programme insinuating her involvement in anti-national activities. Justice Yashwant Varma issued notices to NBDSA, News Broadcasters and Digital Association, Zee News and its former …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Amravati Chemist's Murder: Special Court Extends Remand Of 7 Accused After NIA Raises National Security Concerns

Live Law

A special court in Mumbai extended the NIA custody of seven men till July 22 in connection with the murder of a chemist from Amravati, Umesh Kolhe, allegedly killed for WhatsApp posts supporting suspended BJP's spokesperson Nupur Sharma. During the hearing, while NIA's counsel submitted that the issue would have "international ramifications" and the act was done to "terrorise a …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Amravati Chemist's Murder Allegedly For Supporting Nupur Sharma: Special Court Remands Seven Accused In NIA Custody Till July 15

Live Law

The Special NIA Court on Thursday remanded seven men to NIA custody till July 15 in connection with the murder of a chemist from Amravati, Umesh Kolhe, allegedly killed for circulating a WhatsApp post supporting the controversial comments made by BJP's Nupur Sharma against Prophet Mohammed. The seven accused are Muddasar Ahmad, Shahrukh Pathan, Abdul Taufiq Shoaib Khan, Atib Rashid …

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2 years, 5 months ago

NIA Takes Custody of All Accused in Amravati Chemist's Murder

News 18

The National Investigation Agency has taken over custody of all the seven accused in the murder of Amravati-based chemist Umesh Kolhe, a police official said on Tuesday. The NIA took custody of all the accused, who were granted four days’ transit remand on Monday after they were produced before the Amravati court, he said. Amravati police had found links between …

Nia Umesh

2 years, 6 months ago

MH17 trial at an end: Defense accuses prosecutor of tunnel vision; Family ready for closure

NL Times

Two years, three months, and one day after the start of the lawsuit around the downing of flight MH17, Friday is the last day of the substantive treatment of the massive trial. They believe that the Russian should be acquitted and accuse the prosecution of "tunnel vision" and an "inability to see how risky it is to ignore the red …

Court Flight Mh17

2 years, 6 months ago

NDTV journalist hides that one accused in Hyderabad gangrape case is son of Waqf Board Chairman

Op India

Hyderabad police on Saturday arrested two minors including the son of a senior Waqf board official in connection with the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at Jubilee Hills. In her latest Tweet, she informed how the Hyderabad police made the second arrest in the case but conveniently skipped mentioning that the accused was a son of a Waqf Board …

Hyderabad Board Mercedes Case Hindu Accused Muslim

2 years, 6 months ago

Uvalde cops' new claims about a purported negotiator is 'suspicious' given past misinformation: expert

Raw Story

During a segment on CNN this Thursday, former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe weighed in on the shooting at a medical office in Tulsa, Oklahoma that left five people dead, including the shooter, saying that the police response in Tulsa was much more in line with what he'd expect as opposed to the police response to the school shooting in …

Uvalde Mccabe Misinformation Expert

2 years, 8 months ago

Teenager held for trying to contact terror outfits

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: An 18-year-old student from Falaknuma was detained by the intelligence wing of Telangana police after he was reportedly found browsing terrorist websites in an attempt to get in touch with them. Intelligence officials said the detention of the youth, identified as Suleiman from Hyderabad, was a precaution as he allegedly appeared to be trying to get the attention of …

Hyderabad Intelligence Officials Isis Terror Outfits

2 years, 9 months ago

Dutch, Australians launch case against Moscow over MH17

Associated Press

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch and Australian governments have launched a legal case against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organization seeking to hold Moscow accountable for its alleged role in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Foreign Affairs Minister Wopke Hoekstra stressed that the Dutch government would continue to do all it can to hold Russia responsible. “The current …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Lawyers of MH17 suspect to argue for acquittal

NL Times

The extensive criminal trial about the downing of flight MH17 will continue from Monday. All 298 people on board the Malaysia Airlines plane, including many Dutch people, died in the MH17 disaster. After years of investigation, the Public Prosecution Service prosecuted four suspects: rebel leader Igor Girkin, his right-hand man Sergey Dubinskiy, his assistant Pulatov, and garrison commander Leonid Kharchenko. …

Ukraine Lawyers Russian

2 years, 10 months ago

Defense accuses Trump-Russia special counsel Durham of politicizing prosecution

NPR

Defense accuses Trump-Russia special counsel Durham of politicizing prosecution Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A Washington attorney charged as part of the Justice Department's investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe is accusing prosecutors of trying to politicize the case and gin up negative press coverage. Sponsor Message The case is one of three brought so far …

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3 years ago

Netherlands won’t deport Russian informants in MH17 investigation

NL Times

The Netherlands won't deport a Russian couple who gave the judiciary information about the downing of flight MH17, the Volkskrant reports. In July 2014, the woman accidentally overheard information about who was involved in firing the BUK missile that brought down flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine earlier that same month. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine …

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3 years ago

Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in MH17 downing

Al Jazeera

The trial is being held in the Netherlands because nearly 200 of those on board were Dutch citizens. Dutch prosecutors have demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Prosecutors accuse Russians Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinsky and Igor Pulatov, as well as Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko, who were separatist rebels …

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3 years ago

MH17 prosecutors demand life sentences for four suspects accused of downing plane

ABC

Dutch prosecutors have demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Key points: The prosecutions says the four used a Russian missile to bring down the passenger jet The trial is being held in the Netherlands at a high security courtroom near Schiphol Airport Verdicts aren't expected until September …

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3 years, 3 months ago

MH17 victims have been given a voice and face, court says

NL Times

The victims of the MH17 disaster have been given "a voice and a face" through the stories told in court by more than ninety surviving relatives, the chair of the court said on Friday. The court chair said that the right to speak had been used "in a special way". The chair said the court was "allowed to take a …

Court

3 years, 3 months ago

90 surviving relatives to speak at MH17 trial in coming weeks

NL Times

About 90 family members of people who died when flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014, will be speaking at the trial against the first four men charged with involvement in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight. "Many relatives consider this the last thing they can do for their loved one," lawyer Arlette Schijns said to …

Netherlands Relatives

Lawyers representing MH17 relatives intimidated; Russia suspected

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