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Nov 2022
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Has justice been served in the MH17 verd...

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A Dutch court has convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian of murder for their role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. All 298 people on board died when a missile struck the jet over eastern Ukraine eight years ago. So, has justice been served?

Join host Folly Bah Thibault.

Guests:

Thomas Schansman - parent of son killed in the MH17 attack.

Marieke de Hoon - Assistant Professor of international criminal law at the University of Amsterdam.

Samuel Ramani - Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute.

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