{"id":5674,"date":"2014-12-06T16:04:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T23:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myfutureamerica.org\/?p=5674"},"modified":"2014-12-06T16:06:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T23:06:43","slug":"angry-families-of-mh17-victims-say-dutch-botched-investigation-seek-un-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myfutureamerica.org\/?p=5674","title":{"rendered":"Angry Families of MH17 Victims Say Dutch Botched Investigation, Seek UN Inquiry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fed up with the secretive and incompetent Dutch-led investigation, families of MH17 victims appeal to the United Nations for help<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Anthony Deutsch (Reuters)<\/div>\n

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Nearly five months after the accident, and the Dutch still haven’t collected all the debris<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(Reuters<\/a>) – Relatives of MH17 crash victims, angered by what they see as Dutch mishandling of inquiries into the disaster, want a special U.N. envoy to launch an international investigation.<\/p>\n

A letter sent to Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, said Dutch officials had failed to build a case. They asked that inquiries by the Safety Board and prosecution service be handed over to the\u00a0United Nations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rutte should “request the U.N. to appoint a special envoy to take over,” said the letter written by Van der Goen Attorneys.<\/p>\n

The Dutch launched the largest criminal investigation in their history after the crash. This week, trucks are carrying pieces of the plane home, but much of the wreckage still lies in Ukrainian fields.<\/p>\n

Dutch investigators, leading a case involving 11 countries, have not concluded how the plane was shot down or identified suspects.<\/p>\n

The Netherlands “has completely botched” the fact-finding investigation and the legal framework of the case, said the letter, sent on behalf of 20 relatives from Belgium,Germany<\/a>, the Netherlands and the United States.<\/p>\n

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