Names of 100 individuals involved in MH17 tragedy known – JIT outcomes

15:43, 28.09.2016 1 min read

Joint Investigation Team members during the course of their investigation into the downing of the Boeing MH17 airliner over Donbas have established the names of a hundred individuals involved in the crime, Netherlands' chief prosecutor Fred Westerbeke has said.

"We now have 100 suspects because the individuals, who in some way or another were involved in the downing [of MH17], or who were involved in the transportation of the [surface-to-air-missile] complex. We determined the identities of these individuals, who either operated the BUK [missile complex] or were involved in transporting it to the place where it was launched. Other individuals also assisted or played a role," said Fred Westerbeke, the chief investigator with the Dutch National Prosecutors' Office at a press conference on Wednesday in Hague. A live broadcast of the proceedings with translation was provided by TV Channel 112.Ukraine.