Relatives of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 crash victims have filed a nearly USD900 million (RM3.4 billion) suit against a one-time leader of Ukrainian insurgents over the shooting down of the jet over the rebel-held east of the country last year.
A writ filed in Chicago yesterday claimed that Igor Strelkov, a Russian also known as Igor Girkin, was acting with the “actual or apparent” authority of President Vladimir Putin’s government when the Malaysia Airlines jet was blown out of the sky, killing all 298 people on board.
Relatives of 17 victims are being represented by a US-based firm specialising in aviation litigation, …read more
Source: Free Malaysia Today
