Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Says No Evidence Of Russians' Involvement In MH17 Crash

There is no evidence of involvement of any Russian nationals in the 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolay Vinnichenko told Sputnik

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st January, 2019) There is no evidence of involvement of any Russian nationals in the 2014 crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine, Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolay Vinnichenko told Sputnik.

In 2016, the Joint investigation Team (JIT), tasked with probing the crash, urged everyone who had information about two key persons of interest, code-named "Delfin" and "Orion," to report it to the investigation. UK-based blogger group Bellingcat published the duo's alleged phone calls and claimed to have identified them as Col. Gen. Nikolay Tkachev, the chief inspector of Russia's Central Military District, and Oleg Ivannikov, a high-ranking Russian GRU officer.

"Yes, we have seen surnames of various Russian citizens being circulated in the media and the internet in connection to the MH17 crash. We also have seen the so-called suspects and some journalists deny this information themselves. What matters is that, to date, no real evidence of any Russian citizen's involvement in the Boeing tragedy has been provided. Therefore, there are no grounds for questioning any of our citizens as part of this case," Vinnichenko said.