UNITED NATIONS: Malaysia on Wednesday circulated a draft UN resolution on establishing an international tribunal that it said would guarantee an independent trial for those behind the downing of flight MH17 over Ukraine.
Malaysia told the Security Council last week that it was ready to move ahead with the proposed tribunal despite resistance from Russia, which has said the move is premature.
A draft resolution obtained by AFP calls for establishing the tribunal under chapter seven of the UN charter, which means that the court’s efforts to prosecute those responsible could be enforced by sanctions.
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Source: theSun
