Mother of a German victim of MH17 plane crash stated
that the Ukrainian government failed to close the country’s airspace because of
millions of US dollars received monthly for foreign flights over its airspace.
MOSCOW, November 30 (Sputnik) — Mother of a
German national killed in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine has begun legal proceedings against Kiev
at the European court, demanding about $1 billion in compensation
for her suffering, the Bild reported on Sunday.
According to the newspaper, the mother of a
German victim has submitted her case against Ukraine to the European
Court of Human Rights last week.
The woman argued that Kiev must have closed the
country’s airspace during the time of a military conflict. She also
stated that the Ukrainian government did not close the country’s airspace only
because of millions of US dollars received monthly for foreign
flights over the country’s airspace.
The woman’s interests will be presented in court
by German Lawyer Elmar Giemula, a professor of aviation law, who is
also working with other German families affected by the MH17 crash.
On July 17, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 en route
from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in eastern Ukraine,
killing all 298 people on board. According to a preliminary report
issued by the Dutch Safety Board early in September, the plane most
likely broke up in mid-air as a result of structural damage
caused by a large number of high-energy objects that penetrated the
aircraft from the outside.
Kiev has accused independence supporters in eastern
Ukraine of shooting the plane down, but failed to provide any
evidence to back this claim. The local militia leaders said that they do
not have weapons capable of shooting down a plane flying
at 32,000 feet.
Source:
Sputnik 30-11-2014
