Malaysia is “unhappy” about the findings of the Dutch-led inquiry into the MH17 crash, which pointed the finger at Russia even before the probe began, the country’s PM said, noting that there was more politics than fact-finding.
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s prime minister, voiced his unease after the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) revealed the latest results of the investigation. The group was quick to implicate Moscow – and this is why, according to the PM, Malaysia isn’t convinced of the probe’s integrity.
We are very unhappy. From the very beginning, it became a political issue on how to accuse Russia of the wrongdoing.
“Even before they examined the case, they have already claimed it [the shooting down of MH17] was done by Russia,” the prime minister said as cited by the local media.
On Wednesday, the JIT flagged four individuals – three Russians and one Ukrainian – as key suspects in the tragedy.
The investigators accuse them of playing a significant role in shooting down the MH17, by receiving a surface-to-air Buk missile, allegedly from Russia. Both Moscow and the international investigators agree that the Malaysian Boeing, with 298 people on board, was taken down by a Buk missile.
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Malaysia, which has kept an eye on the investigation since its inception, wants “proof of guilt [that Russia did it].”
So far, “there is no proof, only hearsay,” Mahathir insisted.
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‘It was to blame Russia from the beginning’: Malaysia PM fires back at MH17 probe
‘It was to blame Russia from the beginning’: Malaysia PM fires back at MH17 probe
