MH17 crashed where eastern Ukraine separatists backed by Moscow contended with Kyiv government troops for territorial control. this was near the Ukrainian-Russian border, in the Donbass region. Almost two thirds of the 298 dead were Dutch.

Twelve months later, the Netherlands’ investigation is still under way. An internal report was tabled last September. Dutch legal authorities have revealed certain findings implicating pro-Russian separatists in the disaster but definitive conclusions are not expected until the end of this year.

This week, Malaysia, Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ukraine officially asked the United Nations Security Council to create a tribunal to judge the people responsible for the crash. Gerard Van Bohemen is the ambassador for New Zealand, current holder of the rotating Council presidency.

“They are seeking to find a mechanism to deal with criminal accountability in relation to the downing of the aircraft. I expect that issue to be the subject of qu