Russia tried to dismiss this case on jurisdiction, arguing "even if we did it, it wasn't terrorism". Will be an important court case. Evidence submitted includes a @bellingcat investigation into the artillery shelling of Mariupol by Russian regular army. bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…
In our report, we analyzed 10s of thousands of raw phonecalls from January 2015, and identified 11 high-ranking Russian active-duty officers who supervised and participated in a 24-hour secret artillery-units incursion into Ukrainian territory that left nearly 100 civilians dead.
The shoot-down of #MH17 is among the incidents presented to court. Considering Russia vetoed a UN tribunal on MH17, this will be a roundabout way for this case to be brought to an, effectively, a UN tribunal.
