President Vladimir Putin and the state of Russia have been named as defendants in a lawsuit by the families of people who had been killed in the MH17 flight.
The Malaysian Airlines aircraft was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made missile in July 2014. All 298 passengers and crew on board were killed.
The victims’ families are filing the lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights, seeking damages in the amount of €6.3 million for each victim, according to a report on News.com.au.
Sydney-based law firm LHD Lawyers is filing the case on behalf of the families.
Jerry Skinner, a US-based …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
