{"id":15425,"date":"2019-06-21T17:18:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T17:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/06\/21\/malaysia-prime-minister-decries-charges-in-mh17-downing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:28:18","slug":"malaysia-prime-minister-decries-charges-in-mh17-downing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/06\/21\/malaysia-prime-minister-decries-charges-in-mh17-downing\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia prime minister decries charges in MH17 downing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Malaysia\u2019s prime minister on Thursday condemned murder charges that earlier this week were brought against Russian and Ukrainian nationals as part of an international investigation into the 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahathir Mohamad said the charges are politically motivated. \u201cAs far as we are concerned we want proof of guilt,\u201d he said. \u201cBut so far, there is no proof. Only hearsay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are very unhappy because from the very beginning, it became a political issue on how to accuse Russia of the wrongdoing,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cEven before they examine (the debris), they already say Russia. So it is very difficult for us to accept that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahathir has a history of anti-West sentiment. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/archive\/2003\/06\/200849133943489644.html\" target=_blank>2003 address<\/a> to the United Malays National Organisation, he accused the European race of warmongering, saying European want \u201cto control the world again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Joint Investigation Team, or JIT, is made up of officials from the Dutch Public Prosecution Service and the country\u2019s police, as well as with police and criminal justice officials from Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malaysia\u2019s Foreign Ministry said the country would remain committed to ensuring the investigation\u2019s transparency, credibility and effectiveness, and it urged all parties to cooperate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JIT on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/investigators-expected-reveal-details-mh17-plane-crash-n1019201\" target=\"_blank\">charged three Russians and one Ukrainian with murder<\/a>. MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was brought down on July 17, 2014, over eastern Ukraine by what investigators said was a Buk missile from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/05\/24\/this-russian-unit-is-being-blamed-for-downing-malaysian-flight-mh17\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russian anti-aircraft unit<\/a>. Investigators believe the Ukrainian rebels probably mistook the Boeing 777 passenger jet for a Ukrainian military plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time of the crash, the region was mired in a conflict between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia separatists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have taken into account the armed conflict,&#8221; said Fred Westerbeke, the chief public prosecutor. &#8220;The possibility exists that the suspects wanted to shoot a military plane instead of a passenger flight. 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