(11 Jun 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Hague - 11 June 2023
1. Wide of empty chairs representing each of the 298 victims of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
2. Pan left of chairs and a sign reading (English) ”Justice for MH17.”
3. Mid of Russian Embassy building and Russian flag
4. Tilt-up of chairs
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sander van Luik, event organizer and brother of MH17 victim Klaas Willem:
“There are more court cases ongoing at the moment. We hope that they will also conclude that Russia was responsible and we are waiting for accountability from the side of Russia or the Russian government. We need them to say 'okay, it was us' and we need them to explain what happened. It is not normal to shoot down a civilian airliner. Was it a mistake? Could be. It could also have been on purpose and we would like to know what happened there.”
6. Mid of Jeanne Hornikx placing flowers on a chair next to a photo of her daughter Astrid Hornikx and her daughter’s partner Bart Lambregts who were both MH17 victims
7. Photo of Hornikx and Lambregts
8. SOUNDBITE (Dutch) Jeanne Hornikx, mother of 31-year-old MH17 victim Astrid Hornikx:
“Here is our daughter Astrid. Astrid Hornikx and her partner. They wanted to get married or live together in the fall of that year and start building a future. Astrid was our only child. Our life has been empty since then, and all future has gone. That's why we're here, yes. You want to know who did it. Who did it is known, but no one wants to take responsibility.”
9. Various of chairs with roses placed on them and banner in background reading (English), ”The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! MH17”
10. Pan left from sign reading (English) Justice for MH17.” to empty chairs
STORYLINE:
The families of the victims of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 on Sunday held a silent protest in The Hague.

The passengers and crew, who were killed in the downing in 2014, came from more than a dozen countries, although nearly 200 were Dutch citizens.

At the event in The Hague, 298 chairs were laid out to represent those who were onboard the flight.

That event was held outside the Russian Embassy.

Earlier in the year, an international team of investigators said it found “strong indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the supply of heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukrainian separatists who shot down MH17 with a Russian missile.

Russia has always denied any involvement in the downing of the flight over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, and refused to cooperate with the investigation.

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