Today at 19:43
Trial in the case of the crash of flight MH17 resumed in the Netherlands. The floor will be given to relatives and friends of the victims, who intend to tell the court about their grief and the consequences of the disaster.
This is reported by UA with reference to “Interfax-Ukraine“.
In the Netherlands, this process has already been called historical and unprecedented – for the first time in the history of the country’s legal proceedings, more than 90 relatives of the victims will go to court. This will be the most emotional moment in the hearings.
They will speak in court for three weeks with short breaks. It is expected that not only representatives of the Netherlands, but also Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Indonesia will go to court.
Earlier, lawyer of the relatives of the victims Peter Langstraat suggested that if each of the relatives, wishing to speak, speaks for 15-20 minutes, plus it will take time to take a seat in the hall and additional time for possible emotional moments, then 25-30 minutes should be reserved for each.
“This will be difficult not only for the speakers, but also for those present. Taking everything into account, it looks like ten people can speak per day,” the lawyer said.
The District Court of The Hague began hearing the case of the MH17 crash in March 2020. To remind, The Court of Appeal of Amsterdam postponed the planned date of the decision in the case of returning the exhibits of the exhibition” Crimea. The Golden Island in the Black Sea”.
