Charging Individuals on the basis of a deeply flawed investigation


Integrity questioned: Some groups are questioning the findings of the joint investigation team on the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. – Reuters

THE International Movement for a Just World (JUST) and the Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF) share Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s scepticism about Russia’s culpability in the shooting down of MH17 on July 17, 2014. The Dutch-led joint investigation team (JIT) has not produced any solid evidence to show that the four suspects it has named are guilty of the crime.

Dr Mahathir is right when he argues that from the very beginning, there was a political script in place to put the blame on Russia.

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