Five countries are discussing options for creating a tribunal for the downed Boeing

No, thanks Russia to approve the creation of an international tribunal in the case of a Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine does not mean that European countries will refuse to court.

At present, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium and Ukraine are choosing the path that they take, and they have three options.

The first is that these five countries jointly organize their own tribunal. This was told by the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

The second option - the organization of the court at the request of the UN General Assembly. This path can bypass the Russian veto if two-thirds of the participants in an international organization vote in favor of this decision. In addition, a court under the auspices of the UN could issue a detention order that will become valid in all countries of the world.

The third way - the organization of the trial in the national court of one of the countries concerned. We note, however, that this option is the most unlikely option offered, since national courts do not have many international legal instruments.

Russia's decision to veto the resolution establishing the tribunal was criticized in many countries. For example, in the Netherlands they expressed disappointment with this fact: “Only such a body (the tribunal - ed..) would provide the investigation with widespread support throughout the world."

The results of the technical investigation of the crash of a Malaysian airliner in the sky over the Donetsk region will be made public in late August. Currently, two investigations are underway - technical and criminal, which are conducted by Dutch investigators.