Media: the West has concealed important information about the flights over Ukraine until MH17 crash site
Western governments knew about the dangers of flying over Eastern Ukraine even before there was a crash of flight MH17, but ignored her, Australian journal writes citing a report of the German-speaking non-profit news company Correctiv engaged in investigative journalism.
this week, the Administrative court in Berlin has not fully satisfied the petition Correctiv that is, what information had the Western powers before the tragedy, And ordered the German foreign Ministry to disclose some secret data. Proceedings Correctiv showed that at the disposal of the German Ministry of foreign Affairs were detailed data about the perils of flying over the Eastern Ukraine for a few more days before departure MH17, reported in the publication.
at a press conference on 14 July 2014, which was attended by ambassadors of foreign countries, the Ukrainian authorities said that because of "Scrivania in conflict Russian tanks" there was an escalation of the situation in the air. When this first German foreign Minister said that the press conference was not discussed by the civil aviation And safety. However, according to Correctiv, the company has a copy of the report of the Dutch politician Gerry Willems, the content of which is contrary to the statements of the German Foreign Ministry, writes The Sydney Morning Herald.
the report Gerry Willems reported that at the press conference was attended by Authorized representatives of embassies of EU countries, USA, Canada, Brazil And Japan. And although no special mention about flying passenger aircraft has not occurred, the report actually reported on the possibility of escalation of confrontation in the air, which " automatically meant risks to flights of civil aircraft ", the journal emphasizes Recalling Correctiv.
"according to our investigation, the Ambassador of Germany in Ukraine Christoph Weil gave this data to its Foreign Ministry" - quoted by The Sydney Morning Herald excerpts from the investigation Correctiv.
All This time the German foreign Ministry refused to publish data on the press conference, claiming that it is confidential And intended only for attending the event. The Ukrainian side has published the data about a meeting on a subsequent day to fifteen July 2014, reported in the publication.
In accordance with the decision of the Administrative court, now of the German foreign Ministry is obliged to provide Correctiv data about, And in truth if Ambassador Christof Weil has compiled a report on the briefing And when the Ministry was informed about the content of the report Weill Minister of foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the administration of German Chancellor Angela Merkel And the Ministry of defence.
"We want to know why thousands of people have been endangered, And why has not been released no warning. This has been the responsibility of the Foreign Ministry to warn airlines And passengers about the dangers of flying over Ukraine ", - quotes the Australian journal opinion Correctiv.
Passenger Boeing 777 organization Malaysia Airlines flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur flight MH17 that crashed on July 17 last year in the Donetsk region. Lost the lives of 298 people. Kiev was subjected to charges of collapse of the liner of the militia, but they told that does not have the means that would shoot down aircraft at this altitude.
Details about the crash of the Malaysian passenger plane Boeing 777 in the Donetsk region in 2014