Dutch media demand government releases full info on MH17 crash
Three Dutch media companies have filed a joint lawsuit against the country’s Security and Justice Ministry, demanding that it disclose more documents relating to the MH17 catastrophe investigation after the ministry’s refusal to release the information.
The Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation (NOS); the Dutch subsidiary of the European TV, radio and production company RTL Group; and the Dutch daily Volkskrant have joined forces to appeal the Netherlands Security and Justice Ministry’s refusal to make public “many documents” concerning the Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash in Eastern Ukraine last year, NOS said in a press release.
The three media companies had previously appealed to the ministry separately, asking it to disclose MH17 investigation data based on the Freedom of Information Law (WOB). The aim of the companies was to bring to light the details of the tragedy, as well as to reconstruct the actions of Dutch officials after the catastrophe.
The three media companies asked for the reports of ministerial and other official committees that were involved in the MH17 investigation to be released. In response to the media outlets’ request, the ministry reportedly released about 575 documents related to the MH17 case, including the correspondence of the members of the national crisis group that was formed immediately after the tragedy.
However, the media companies called the result of their requests “disappointing” in statements published on their websites. They said the ministry refused to release many of the MH17-related documents and rendered lots of other documents unreadable by blurring large pieces in them. […]
Marcel Gelauff, editor-in-chief at NOS, said the wider public interest would be served by the publication of the documents: “It is not just about the families of the victims but also about the actions of the Dutch government and the political situation in Europe.”
“Finding out the causes [of the MH17 crash] and bringing the perpetrators of the attack on the plane to justice is a top priority,” Peter Klein said in the RTL press release.
“However, it is also important that the actions of politicians and government officials in the aftermath of the catastrophe could be accurately reconstructed,” he added. […]
Read in full Dutch media sue govt, demand it release full info on MH17 crash at RT
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A couple of interesting and detailed articles about the irregularities, shenanigans and secrecy that has been thrown around the MH17 investigation:
MH17 – WHY THE INVESTIGATION WILL NEVER END, THE EVIDENCE NEVER SEEN
WHAT AMBULANCE-CHASING LAWYERS REVEAL ABOUT THE MH17 SHOOT-DOWN – THERE IS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION IN ANY NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL COURT
The long and the short of it is that MH17 was not brought down by a rebel fired Russian BUK.
However, we can predict the the DSB report (due next week) will not put blame on anybody, but it’s conclusions will be vague enough that the existing media narrative (i.e. “Putin done it”) will not be destroyed.
A story in the “west” ie West Australian newspaper today had our PM Malcolm Turnbull stating he will seek out the perpetrators and the article stated Russia is to blame with an Ukrainian expert saying BUK missile fragments were found in the wreckage and the bodies. It also stated Russia had changed its story twice ie fighter jets then BUKS. …so Russia is guilty….and the “findings” are coming out on Tuesday and implicate Russia and criticize Malaysia airlines FOR CHANGING THE FLIGHT PLAN TO FLY OVER A CONFLICT AREA.
Wow……what a joke.
…and just turned on the state media “SBS world news”…….I dont know why I do because it makes me mad with the total bullshit they peddle. The usual anti Putin rant by some pommie bastard who I think is a BBC prick….or could be Guardian.
The bitter irony is that NOS, RTL and Volkskrant are witholding the public essential information about the MH17 investigation from its public.
The Dutch Government has signed an agreement with US, Ukraine & Australia to forbid such a release. But the pressure is mounting. Once the facts are known, Obama, Kerry, NATO and a shoal of Western journalists are going to look very silly.
https://hat4uk.wordpress.com/2015/10/01/searching4truth-planes-automobiles-the-strange-cases-of-mh17-and-vw-emissions/
Why don’t you change the photo to the one taken immediately after the crash by the Uki/Canadian OSCE observer Micheal B. that shows the missile hole in the Captain’s cockpit side panel and the air cannon holes in and out indicating 2 fighter jets. It’s on Global Research