KUALA LUMPUR: The downing of MH17 has been included as part of the proceedings instituted by Ukraine in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague in the Netherlands, to hold Russia accountable for acts of terrorism and discrimination in the course of unlawful aggression against Ukraine. "These groups have committed acts of terrorism in Ukraine with weapons supplied by Russia, including the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17," the ambassador said in a statement to Bernama here. The Malaysia Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 on board. Ukraine has requested the ICJ to impose provisional measures to prevent Russia from compounding its human rights abuses while the case was pending, the embassy statement said. It was the only nation at the 15-member UN Security Council to oppose the move, triggering widespread condemnation, reports said.

Source: The Star January 19, 2017 08:45 UTC