The Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium and Ukraine are working together to conduct the international criminal investigation of the cause of the crash of flight MH17 and those thought to be responsible. On the basis of the criminal investigation the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) took the decision on 19 June 2019 to prosecute the suspects.
The District Court of The Hague has delivered the judgment in the MH17 criminal case at Schiphol Judicial Complex (JCS) at Badhoevedorp (The Netherlands) on Thursday, 17 November 2022. The judgment in extenso, operative paragraphs, transcript of the MH17 judgment hearing and livestream footage of the verdict can be found on this page.
Read moreOverview reserved court days 2022 and links to the summary of the Day in Court & replay live stream.
Read moreOverview reserved court days 2021 and links to the summary of the Day in Court & replay live stream.
Read moreOverview court days 2020 and links to the summary of the Day in Court & replay live stream.
Read moreThe MH17 trial is a criminal case conducted in the Netherlands under Dutch law. In Dutch criminal proceedings, all the parties involved – judges, the Public Prosecution Service, defendants and their lawyers, and sometimes the victim or relatives of victims and their lawyers, witnesses and experts – have different roles to play.
Read moreThe timeline gives an overview of the various stages of the MH17 trial.
Read moreThe District Court of The Hague answers the frequently asked questions of interested parties, relatives of the victims and press about the MH17 trial.
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