An Australian law firm has filed a compensation claim against Russia and President Vladimir Putin in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of families of victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, shot down on July 17, 2014 over the territories that are not under control of the Ukrainian government, Reuters has said with reference to Australian media reports.
The jetliner crashed in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, including 28 Australians. Australia’s Fairfax media reported on Saturday 33 next of kin were of victims named in an application by Sydney law firm LHD Lawyers, representing people from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.
The application was filed on May 9 and names the Russian Federation and Putin as respondents and seeks $10 million in compensation per passenger, the report said.
Reuters could not immediately reach LHD Lawyers for comment.The Dutch Safety Board, which was not empowered to address questions of responsibility, did not point the finger at any group or party for launching the missile.
The Boeing 777 plane of Malaysia Airlines en route from Amsterdam to Kuala-Lumpur crashed on July 17, 2014 in the eastern part of Donetsk region near the village of Hrabove. The jet had 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board, all of whom died.
The Dutch Safety Board on October 13, 2015 published a report on the MH17 crash. It says, in particular, that the airliner was shot down by a Buk surface-to-air missile.
