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

The period for registering to attend the hearings has expired. However, interested parties and journalists can still register.

Today registration opens to attend the hearings in the MH17 criminal case at Schiphol Judicial Complex in Badhoevedorp (the Netherlands).

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.

The Examining (or Investigating) Magistrate in criminal cases is a special judge. It is the judge in the preliminary phase of a criminal case.

The District Court of The Hague has reserved the following periods for the MH17 trial at the Schiphol Judicial Complex (JCS).

A victim of a crime or his or her relatives may have several roles in a criminal case. An explanation in the video.

The court is independent and impartial, and, in principle, discusses all the matters it has to decide on at a public hearing.

In large cases, the first day of the hearing hardly ever deals with the substance of the case. The first day of the hearing will mainly be about 'taking stock'.

In principle a Dutch criminal case follows a certain pattern. Watch the video for an explanation.

For the hearing of the MH17 case, 4 judges have now been appointed: 3 sitting judges and 1 reserve judge.

The first court date has been announced and the presiding judge has been appointed.