MH17 crashed where eastern Ukraine separatists backed by Moscow contended with Kyiv government troops for territorial control. this was near the Ukrainian-Russian border, in the Donbass region. Almost two thirds of the 298 dead were Dutch.<br /><br /> Twelve months later, the Netherlands’ investigation is still under way. An internal report was tabled last September. Dutch legal authorities have revealed certain findings implicating pro-Russian separatists in the disaster but definitive conclusions are not expected until the end of this year.<br /><br /> This week, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ukraine officially asked the United Nations Security Council to create a tribunal to judge the people responsible for the crash. Gerard Van Bohemen is the ambassador for New Zealand, current holder of the rotating Council presidency.<br /><br /> “They are seeking to find a mechanism to deal with criminal accountability in relation to the downing of the aircraft. I expect that issue to be the subject of qu
