Amsterdam: The Dutch court has sentenced two Russians and a Ukrainian man to life imprisonment in the case of shooting down the Malaysian Airlines in Ukrainian airspace.
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Dutch judges convicted him of murder for his role in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight and sentenced him in absentia to life in prison, while a fourth man was acquitted, according to international media.
The victims' families stood in the courtroom, sobbing and wiping away tears as Steinhuis read the verdict. The three men convicted include former Russian intelligence agents Igor Gerkin and Sergei Dubinsky, and Ukrainian separatist leader Leonid Kharchenko.
The trio helped arrange the transport to Ukraine of the Russian military BUK missile system that was used to shoot down the plane. All the criminals are fugitives and are believed to be in Russia, with extradition unlikely.
