Associated Press: Russia calls probe into MH17 downing 'biased' - Sep. 28, 2016

Associated Press: Russia calls probe into MH17 downing ‘biased’

Published Sept. 28, 2016 at 8:27 pm

Members of a joint investigation team present the preliminary results of the criminal investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 , in Nieuwegein, on Sept. 28. Last year a separate inquiry led by the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) found the Boeing 777 was hit by a BUK missile fired from an area most likely in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have been battling Ukrainian forces since early 2014.

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry says a Dutch-led criminal investigation into Malaysian jet crash is “biased and politically motivated.”

Wilbert Paulissen, head of the Central Crime Investigation department of the Dutch National Police, said Wednesday that communications intercepts showed that MH17 was shot down from an area in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia-backed separatists with a missile from a Buk launcher. He said the launcher had been brought in from Russian territory and returned back to Russia later.