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Tuesday 18 July 2017
3 years on, families honor loved ones lost on downed MH17

as international investiga- they had pinpointed 100
tors continue their painstak- people they want to speak
ing probe aimed at pros- to who are believed to
ecuting those responsible have been involved in
for shooting down Flight 17 transporting the Buk missile
and killing all the passen- launcher or its use.
gers and crew. Nations involved in the
The Boeing 777 was de- probe have agreed to
stroyed by a Buk missile on prosecute any suspects in
July 17, 2014, over conflict- the Netherlands, home to
torn eastern Ukraine. The in- nearly 200 of the victims.
ternational criminal probe The European Union for-
has concluded that the eign affairs chief, Federica
missile was fired from reb- Mogherini, called for inter-
el-controlled territory by a national cooperation in the
mobile launcher trucked in hunt for the perpetrators.
from Russia. “To ensure that those re-
Russia has denied any sponsible for the downing
involvement, and de- of MH17 are held account-
nounced the conclusions able and brought to jus-
as politically biased. tice, the criminal investiga-
The U.S. has urged other tion needs the continuing
countries to cooperate in support of the international
Dutch King Willem-Alexander, center left, and Queen Maxima during the revealing of the National the investigation. community,” Mogherini
Monument for the MH17 victims in Vijfhuizen, The Netherlands, Monday, July 17, 2017. Relatives U.S. State Department said in a statement. “We
and friends of people killed 3 years ago when a surface-to-air missile blew a Malaysia Airlines spokeswoman Heather expect all the States that
passenger jet out of the sky over Ukraine are marking the anniversary together with the Dutch king Nauert said that Wash- are in a position to assist the
at a new memorial near the Amsterdam airport from which the plane departed. ington also welcomed a investigation and prosecu-
(Remko de Waal/ Pool via AP)
recent decision “to grant tion of those responsible
By MIKE CORDER justice. As Dutch King Willem-Alex- jurisdiction to the Dutch to do so, as demanded
Associated Press At an emotional ceremony ander and Queen Maxi- courts for the prosecution by United Nations Security
VIJFHUIZEN, Netherlands marking three years since ma along with some 2,000 of those responsible for this Council Resolution 2166.”
(AP) — The father of two MH17 was shot down, Evert friends and relatives of tragedy. After a ceremony at which
siblings killed when Ma- van Zijtveld said a group victims gathered at a new “We have full confidence relatives read out the
laysia Airlines Flight 17 was representing victims’ fami- memorial, Van Zijtveld said in the ability of the Dutch names of victims, Willem-
shot down over Ukraine lies “shall not give up and the loss of his 19-year-old criminal justice system to Alexander and Maxima,
three years ago said Mon- shall not be silenced until daughter Frederique and conduct a prosecution joined by 17 local children,
day that relatives of the 298 those who are responsible 18-year-old son Robert-Jan that is comprehensive, ob- each holding a single sun-
people killed would not rest have been brought to jus- “left a hole in our hearts.” jective and just,” she said. flower, were first to inspect
until those responsible face tice.” The commemoration came Investigators last year said the new monument.q

Brexit talks begin in earnest with citizens’ rights in focus

BRUSSELS (AP) — Talks to nationals who have lived in
extricate Britain from the Britain for at least five years
European Union began in — as of an unspecified cut-
earnest Monday with both off date — the right to live,
sides still seemingly far apart work and access benefits.
on citizens’ rights after Brex- The estimated 3 million EU
it officially takes place in nationals in Britain would all
less than two years. have to apply individually
After an initial meeting last for permission to stay, and
month where the struc- it’s unclear what the plan
ture of the talks was deter- would mean for those who
mined, Britain’s Brexit min- have been in the U.K. for a
ister, David Davis, met up shorter time or what rights
with the EU’s chief Brexit ne- family members will have.
gotiator in Brussels ahead European officials have said
of four-days of discussions. the British proposal to give
Progress on citizens’ rights is EU citizens “settled status”
one of the three main issues does not go far enough.
that have to be resolved The European Parliament
before the two sides can warned last week it could
start talking about a wide- veto the final deal if Brit-
ranging free trade deal, ain doesn’t give EU citizens
the others being the bill more rights if they choose
Britain has to pay to meet to stay in Britain after Brexit,
existing commitments and EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, right, welcomes British Secretary of State David Davis for which is due to take place
a meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday July 17, 2017.
the border issue in Ireland. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) in March 2019.q
The British proposal offers EU