THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands has summoned Russia’s ambassador to complain about Russian criticism of the Dutch public prosecutor’s office over the inquiry into the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
The Russian ambassador was called Friday to the Foreign Ministry in The Hague over statements that the Dutch say question the office’s “professionalism, integrity and independence.”
The international criminal investigation concluded that the missile that destroyed the Malaysian passenger jet over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 people aboard, was fired from rebel-controlled territory by a mobile launcher trucked in from Russia.
Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said “given the convincing nature of the evidence, Russia should respect the results that have been presented, rather than impugning the investigation and sowing doubt.”