The three men were sentenced to life in prison for causing the crash that killed 298 people.
was shot down by a Russian surface-to-air missile system over rebel-held eastern Ukraine. The plane was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2014. Most of the passengers on board were from the Netherlands.Ukrainian— were tried in absentia and are believed to be in Russian-controlled territory, meaning they are unlikely to serve any sentence.
The judges who delivered the verdict said Russia had overall control of separatist forces at the time of the downing of the plane.The court ruled that the plane crash was the result of a deliberate act, even though the group had intended to target a military aircraft and not a civilian one, theThe court convicted two Russians and one Ukrainian for the murder of the aircraft's 298 passengers. One Russian was acquitted due to lack of evidence, per AP.
The trial had lasted over two years. Both the suspects and prosecutors have two weeks to file an appeal if they wish, AP reported.
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