Relatives of seventy people who were killed when flight MH17 was shot out of   
   the sky, have filed a complaint against Russia at the European Court of Human   
   Rights (ECtHR). They accuse Russia of bringing down the Boeing over Eastern   
   Ukraine in 2014 and of opposing the truth-finding in the years thereafter.   
       
   Prime Minister Mark Rutte showed "all understanding" for the step of the next   
   of kin. They are free to do so and they have every right to do so, he said.   
   Rutte does not find it necessary to support this group. He pointed to the   
   "own" cases in which the Netherlands is involved, such as the international   
   investigation into the disaster and the attempt to force Russia to cooperate   
   in the investigation.   
       
   Fundamental rights   
   The next of kin who now complain are bothered by the position of the Russian   
   Federation, says their lawyer Veeru Mewa. Russia would have violated their   
   fundamental rights.   
       
   For the 95 surviving relatives, a judgment of the European Court is "of   
   enormous importance for the processing and recognition of their position,"   
   says Mewa. In concrete terms, according to the indictment, Russia has violated   
   the right to life and with it the right to "respect for family life." When   
   Malaysia Airlines aircraft was shot from the sky, 298 people were killed, of   
   whom 196 were from the Netherlands. .   
       
   Disinformation   
   By not cooperating properly with the investigation of the international Joint   
   Investigation Team (JIT), which wants to prosecute the perpetrators under   
   Dutch leadership, Russia also violates its duty to conduct effective   
   investigations into crimes. "Russia not only fails to cooperate, but also   
   distributes disinformation."   
       
   Russia signed the European Convention on Human Rights in the nineties and thus   
   recognized the court. The judges in Strasbourg have already condemned Moscow   
   hundreds of times for human rights violations. Among other members of the punk   
   band / action group Pussy Riot and opposition leader Aleksej Navalny found the   
   court ruling in their fqvour.   
      
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