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Find out more about the current reports and videos of the District Court of The Hague about the case MH17.

Additional investigation, application to conduct an inspection, claims for damage compensation, requests by the defence, the way forward.

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Published at 1 February 2021, 19:02 CET

Source: District Court of The Hague

Relatives of the victims, interested parties and media have the following possibilities to be present in the Justitieel Complex Schiphol.

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Published at 3 August 2020, 11:15 CET

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The interlocutory decision in which the Court has decided on requests and applications has now been published on Rechtspraak.nl

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Published at 10 July 2020, 13:10 CET

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Today the court decided on the applications and requests made in this hearing block by the public prosecution service, the defence and the counsel for the relatives (RBT).

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Published at 3 July 2020, 16:44 CET

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On 22 June 2020 at 10.00 a.m. CET, the hearings will resume. The court is confident that the defence will submit its requests to it earlier if possible. The further course of the proceedings will become known on 22 June 2020.

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Published at 10 June 2020, 18:26 CET

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The prosecution has had the floor for the last 2.5 days and has provided an overview of the criminal investigation. The court is mindful of the fact that this may well have been an upsetting experience for the next of kin.

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Published at 10 June 2020, 18:10 CET

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In the press centre of the Judicial Complex Schiphol, Judicial Spokespeople Paul Rouwen took stock of the day of the MH17 trial.

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Published at 8 June 2020, 19:45 CET

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Contrary to previous announcements, the press centre at Schiphol Judicial Complex will be open and host a maximum of 30 persons a day.

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Published at 25 May 2020, 16:44 CET

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Today, the District Court of The Hague ruled on whether the examining magistrate had correctly granted threatened witness status to 13 witnesses in the MH17 criminal proceedings.

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Published at 23 April 2020, 13:43 CET

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The MH17 criminal case resumed today in an adjusted format due to coronavirus-related measures. Seated in a largely empty courtroom D at the Schiphol Judicial Complex, the court responded to the applications and requests presented at the hearing of 9 and 10 March.

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Published at 23 March 2020, 11:06 CET

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The hearings that were planned for Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 and Friday 13 March 2020 have been cancelled. Admission tickets issued for these days have therefore also been cancelled. The court will next sit on: Monday 23 March 2020.

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Published at 10 March 2020, 20:30 CET

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In the press centre of the Judicial Complex Schiphol, Judicial Spokespeople Marije Knijff and Paul Rouwen took stock of the second day of the MH17 trial.

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Published at 10 March 2020, 19:17 CET

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The accreditation system for attending the first session of the MH17 criminal trial is closed.

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Published at 3 March 2020, 13:36 CET

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Journalists will be pleased to know that they are able to obtain the names of the suspects, court of session opening hours and the indictment Monday 2 March 2020 at 9:00 am in the file mailbox and Friday 6 March 2020 at 1:00 pm for inspection at the press centre.

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Published at 28 February 2020, 14:51 CET

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The MH17 trial will start on 9 March 2020 at 10.00 hrs. Due to the development of the Covid-19 virus (also known as the corona virus), we will take precautionary measures at the Schiphol Judicial Complex and the adjacent press centre.

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Published at 28 February 2020, 14:33 CET

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A law firm has recently been reported for the defendant(s). The District Court of The Hague will not release the name of the firm and does not specify for which suspect(s).

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Published at 27 January 2020, 10:39 CET

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On 29 November 2019, the District Court of The Hague is offering a media briefing for national and international media on the organisation of the MH17 trial.

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Published at 15 November 2019, 11:27 CET

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