Netherlands, Australia vow to pursue convictions for downing of MH17


Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte, left, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison brief the media following meetings in Sydney, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Rutte is on a three-day visit to Australia.

SYDNEY: Australia and the Netherlands said on Wednesday they will pursue criminal prosecutions for those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that killed 298 people even if it takes many years.

The airliner was shot down on July 17, 2014, over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine as it was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing everyone on board.

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