Flight MH17

A protest sign stands in front of a row of chairs as family members of victims of the MH17 crash lined up empty chairs for each seat on the plane during a protest outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
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Dutch MH17 trial resumes, defence seeks more time after Covid-19 break

Five judges sat between glass dividers, and lawyers and family members were spread out as part of social distancing measures. A maximum of 30 people were to be allowed into the courtroom

FILE PHOTO: Judges attend the criminal trial against four suspects in the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo
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Dutch MH17 trial suspended until June 8 to give defence more time to prepare

FILE PHOTO: General view of The Schiphol Judicial Complex, where a Dutch court opened the criminal trial against four suspects in the July 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
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Dutch MH17 trial to continue behind closed doors due to coronavirus

Piet Ploeg, the head of the MH17 Disaster Foundation arrives at the criminal trial against four suspects in the July 2014 downing of flight MH17 in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands, March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
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Trial of suspects in 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 opens

A protest sign stands in front of a row of chairs as family members of victims of the MH17 crash lined up empty chairs for each seat on the plane during a protest outside the Russian Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
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Empty chairs for MH17 victims outside Russia's Hague Embassy