The District Court of The Hague has reserved periods for the MH17 trial at the Schiphol Judicial Complex (JCS). The court has reserved these periods in order to ensure there will be space available to conduct hearings in the MH17 trial.
It is not yet known whether the court will sit every day. Circumstances may require that hearings be shortened, re-scheduled, suspended or even cancelled.
Court days 2020 and 2021
2020
| Reserved days in court | Realized days in court |
Extra information & replay livestream |
| HEARING BLOCK I | ||
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9 March to 13 March 2020 |
9 March 2020 10 March 2020 resume on 23 March 2020 10:00 a.m. |
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23 March to 27 March 2020 |
hearing on 23 March |
23 March 2020 resume on 8 June 2020 10:00 a.m. |
| HEARING BLOCK 2 | ||
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8 June to 12 June 2020 |
8 June 2020 9 June 2020 10 June 2020 resume on 22 June 2020 10:00 a.m. |
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15 June to 19 June 2020 |
no hearings |
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22 June to 26 June 2020 |
22 June 2020 23 June 2020 26 June 2020 resume on 3 July 2020 1:30 p.m. |
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1 July to 3 July 2020 |
hearing on 3 July |
3 July 2020 resume on 31 August 2020 10:00 a.m. |
| HEARING BLOCK 3 - A | ||
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31 August to 4 September 2020 |
hearing on 31 August |
31 August 2020 resume on 28 September 2020 10:00 a.m. |
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7 September to 11 September 2020 |
no hearings |
resume on 28 September 2020 10:00 a.m. |
| HEARING BLOCK 3 - B | ||
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28 September to 2 October 2020 |
hearing on 28 September |
28 September 2020 resume on 3 November 2020 10:00 a.m. |
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5 October to 9 October 2020 |
no hearings |
resume on 3 November 2020 10:00 a.m. |
| HEARING BLOCK 3 - C | ||
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3 November to 5 November 2020 |
3 November 2020 Video Pulatov part 1 Video Pulatov part 2 4 november 5 november |
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12 November and 13 November 2020 |
12 November 13 November resume on 25 November 2020 1:00 p.m. |
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| 25 November 2020 | Decision |
resume on 1 February 2021 10:00 a.m. |
2021
| Reserved days in court 2021 |
Realized days in court & Summary of the day |
Extra information & replay livestream |
| HEARING BLOCK 4 | ||
| WEEK 5 and 6 | ||
| 1 Febuary 2021 | Hearings on 1 February 2021 |
1 February 2021 Livestream 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. resume on 8 February 2:00 p.m. CET |
| 8 Febuary 2021 | Hearing on 8 February 2021 |
Livestream 8 February 2021 resume on 15 April 2021 10:00 a.m. CEST |
| HEARING BLOCK 5 | no hearings | resume on 15 April 2021 10:00 a.m. CEST |
| HEARING BLOCK 6 | ||
| WEEK 15 and 16 | ||
| 15 and 16 April 2021 | ||
| 21 April to 23 April 2021 | ||
| HEARING BLOCK 7 | ||
| WEEK 20 and 21 | ||
| 20 and 21 May 2021 | ||
| 26 May to 28 May 2021 | ||
| HEARING BLOCK 8 | ||
| WEEK 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 | ||
| 7 June to 11 June 2021 | ||
| 17 and 18 June 2021 | ||
| 21 June to 25 June 2021 | ||
| 1 and 2 July 2021 | ||
| 5 July to 9 July 2021 | ||
| HEARING BLOCK 9 | ||
| WEEK 36, 37 and 38 | ||
| 6 September to 10 September | ||
| 13 September to 16 September 2021 | ||
| 20 September to 24 September 2021 | ||
| HEARING BLOCK 10 | ||
| WEEK 44, 45 and 46 | ||
| 1 November to 5 November 2021 | ||
| 8 November to 12 November 2021 | ||
| 15 November to 19 November 2021 |
Note: Not all weeks will be fully available