On July 17, 2014, Flight MH17 takes off from Amsterdam bound for the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. But the plane with 298 people on board never arrives.

The route takes Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, where an armed conflict is raging between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists. Civil aviation is banned from flying at low altitudes. But MH17 is flying ten kilometers above the ground. At 1:20 p.m. Dutch time, the plane disappears from radar. A ground missile explodes next to the plane and rips it apart. No one on board survives.

My guest for today, Ria van der Steen, was personally affected by this tragedy as she has lost family members in the crash. But she is also the one that dares to speak up against the people that are responsible for this.

Website Stichting Vliegramp MH17: https://www.stichtingvliegrampmh17.nl/

Website Government of the Netherlands Incident MH 17: https://www.government.nl/topics/mh17-incident

Website Government of the Netherlands criminal investigation MH17: https://www.government.nl/topics/mh17-incident/achieving-justice/the-criminal-investigation

Website Netherlands Public Prosecution Service investigation MH 17: https://www.prosecutionservice.nl/topics/mh17-plane-crash/criminal-investigation-jit-mh17

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