Highlights

JIT MH17: strong indications that Russian president decided on supplying Buk
The Hague - There are strong indications that the Russian president decided on supplying the Buk TELAR to the DPR separatists. This is the conclusion of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in its investigation into those responsible in the Russian Federation for the downing of flight MH17 with a Buk missile. The JIT has shared its findings with the next of kin of the 298 victims and published a report. Although a lot of new information has been discovered about various people involved, the evidence is at the moment not concrete enough to lead to new prosecutions.

Crash of a small Norwegian airplane in Callandkanaal was a tragic accident
Rotterdam - The police have completed the investigation into the Norwegian plane that crashed into the Callandkanaal in Rotterdam (NL) on 5 June 2022. The Aviation Supervision Team of the Netherlands Police’s Central Unit concludes that it is highly likely that the crash was the result of a tragic accident, in which the bad weather possibly played a role. Both persons on board, a 58-year-old Norwegian man and his 15-year-old son were killed.

Requested: help in the search for victims of the Shashdarak prison
Driebergen - Afghanistan - The International Crimes Team of the Netherlands Police, are again investigating war crimes committed in Afghanistan between 1984 and 1992, this time focussing on a different detention facility: the KhaD’s Shashdarak prison. To achieve this, we need your help.