[EP49] MH17: The 'Dozen Persons' reunited (Part 2)

In part 2 of a Beyond the Headlines' special, we dived deep into Malaysia’s relentless pursuit of justice for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. We shared incredible stories of the brave men, the Dozen Persons, who embarked on a covert mission to recover victims' remains and crucial evidence from a warzone in eastern Ukraine.
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[@muhammadsuhaidisuhaimee9035]

Harapnya ada penganugerahan Pingat SP atau PGB kepada the dozen person ni. Keberanian luar biasa.

[@user-zc4ne9jd8v]

Wish MKN gets a gist of this. This month is a 'bulan kepahlawanan'. This whole segment suits the month's theme

[@napierecaro]

Tq Pahlwan Negara kerana berjaya dalam Misi ini

[@jessicaregina1956]

Slava Ukraini

[@user-zc4ne9jd8v]

Even before reaching the end of this segment, Mr Rosli, I already shared with friends and family and hoping sending comments that it is recorded in our history books.
May you get your sincere wish, Sir. Amin ya Rabbal Alamin

[@kkak5043]

Semoga Allah beri ganjaran yang tinggi di dunia dan di akhirat kepada setiap "Dozen Persons" dan ahli keluarga mereka. Aamin

[@jessicaregina1956]

🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦😂

[@bak1391]

The entire power structure of the cabin of flight MH 17 was replaced by a power frame made by the Dutch! This is the most blatant falsification in the history of mankind.

[@syrzyy]

😢

[@steffina8989]

Thanks to our unsung heroes...💪

[@jessicaregina1956]

Thanks to russian Ukrainian co-op ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jessicaregina1956]

Ahhahahhahahahhahahhahahahhahahhshahahhshshshhshs

[@jessicaregina1956]

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE ON THE NEW UKRAINE HEROES

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THANKS FOR THE UPDATE ON THE NEW UKRAINE HEROES

[@jessicaregina1956]

Malaysia pls acknowledge the Ukrainian heroes 😂

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The responsibility for investigation was delegated to the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) and the Dutch-led joint investigation team (JIT), which in 2016 reported that the airliner had been downed by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in Ukraine. The JIT found that the Buk originated from the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the Russian Federation and had been transported from Russia on the day of the crash, fired from a field in a rebel-controlled area, and that the launch system returned to Russia afterwards.

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The findings by the DSB and JIT were consistent with earlier claims by American and German intelligence sources and claims by the Ukrainian government. On the basis of the JIT's conclusions, the governments of the Netherlands and Australia held Russia responsible for the deployment of the Buk installation and began pursuing legal remedies in May 2018. The Russian government denied involvement in the shooting down of the airliner, and its account of how the aircraft was shot down has varied over time. Coverage in Russian media has also differed from that in other countries , which initially characterised it as separatist forces shooting down a "Ukrainian Air Force An-26 transport plane" before switching to blaming Ukrainian forces for shooting down MH17.

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On 17 November 2022, following a trial in absentia in the Netherlands, two Russians and a Ukrainian separatist were found guilty of murdering all 298 people on board flight MH17. The Dutch court also ruled that Russia was in control of the separatist forces fighting in eastern Ukraine at the time.

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Coverage by the Russian media has differed from coverage in most other countries and has changed significantly over time. According to Bellingcat, these changes have usually been in response to new evidence published by DSB and the investigation team. According to a poll conducted by the Levada Center between 18 and 24 July 2014, 80% of Russians surveyed believed that the crash of MH17 was caused by the Ukrainian military. Only 3% of respondents blamed the disaster on the pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. Researchers said views were influenced by the televisual infosphere. In the three days following the incident, the Russian Internet Research Agency "troll farm" posted 111,486 tweets from fake accounts. Mostly posted in Russian, the tweets initially said the rebels had shot down a Ukrainian airplane, but quickly switched to accusing Ukraine of carrying out the attack. This is both the largest number of tweets in any 24 hour period, and for any topic in the history of the Internet Research Agency (IRA).

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Conversely, the Russian opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta shortly after the crash published a headline in Dutch that read "Vergeef ons, Nederland" ("Forgive Us, Netherlands").
In July 2014, Sara Firth, who had worked as a correspondent with RT for the previous five years, resigned in protest at the channel's coverage of the crash, which she described as "lies".

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On 18 July, Igor Girkin, the commander of the Donbas People's Militia, was quoted as stating that "a significant number of the bodies weren't fresh". He followed up by saying "Ukrainian authorities are capable of any baseness"; and also claimed that blood serum and medications were found in the wreckage in large quantities. Girkin also claimed that some of the passengers had died a few days before the crash.