MH17 Trial

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  • A protest sign in front of a row of empty chairs lined up outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands on March 8, 2020 by family members of victims of the MH17 crash. Each chair represents a seat on the plane. Reuters
    A protest sign in front of a row of empty chairs lined up outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands on March 8, 2020 by family members of victims of the MH17 crash. Each chair represents a seat on the plane. Reuters
  • Munirah Mustafa, sister of MH17 flight attendant Mastura Mustafa, speaks to media in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. AP Photo
    Munirah Mustafa, sister of MH17 flight attendant Mastura Mustafa, speaks to media in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. AP Photo
  • Relatives arrive at a convention centre to follow the MH17 process from a distance, in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands on March 9, 2020. EPA
    Relatives arrive at a convention centre to follow the MH17 process from a distance, in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands on March 9, 2020. EPA
  • Peter Langstraat, lawyer representing victims' families, talks to the media after a Dutch court opened the criminal trial against four suspects in the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands on March 9, 2020. Reuters
    Peter Langstraat, lawyer representing victims' families, talks to the media after a Dutch court opened the criminal trial against four suspects in the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands on March 9, 2020. Reuters
  • Australian Federal Police Commander Jennifer Hurst talks to the media next to Detective Superintendent David Nelson in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands on March 9, 2020. Reuters
    Australian Federal Police Commander Jennifer Hurst talks to the media next to Detective Superintendent David Nelson in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands on March 9, 2020. Reuters
  • Toys are placed at a memorial to victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 plane crash near the village of Hrabove in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 9, 2020. Reuters
    Toys are placed at a memorial to victims of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 plane crash near the village of Hrabove in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on March 9, 2020. Reuters
  • Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis, other judges and the Public Prosecutor, table far left, take their seats in court for the trial of four men charged with murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 9, 2020. A missile fired from territory controlled by rebels in Ukraine in 2014 tore the MH17 passenger jet apart, killing all 298 people on board. AP
    Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis, other judges and the Public Prosecutor, table far left, take their seats in court for the trial of four men charged with murder over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 9, 2020. A missile fired from territory controlled by rebels in Ukraine in 2014 tore the MH17 passenger jet apart, killing all 298 people on board. AP
  • Head of the National Criminal Investigations Division, Andy Kraag, speaks to the press on March 9, 2020 in Schiphol, before the opening of the trial. AFP
    Head of the National Criminal Investigations Division, Andy Kraag, speaks to the press on March 9, 2020 in Schiphol, before the opening of the trial. AFP
  • In this July 22, 2014 file photo, a rebel fighter touches the MH17 wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. AP Photo
    In this July 22, 2014 file photo, a rebel fighter touches the MH17 wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, near the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine. AP Photo
  • The national MH17 monument carrying the names of the victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is seen in Vijfhuizen, Netherlands on March 6, 2020. AP Photo
    The national MH17 monument carrying the names of the victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is seen in Vijfhuizen, Netherlands on March 6, 2020. AP Photo