Malaysian PM slams MH-17 charges

Malaysia’s Prime Minister on Thursday criticised the “ridiculous” decision to charge three Russians and a Ukrainian with murder over the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17.

International investigators charged the men on Wednesday.

The Boeing 777 was travelling between Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur when it was hit by a missile over part of eastern Ukraine held by pro-Russian rebels and 298 people were killed.

“We are very unhappy because from the very beginning it became a political issue on how to accuse Russia of wrong-doing,” Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad told reporters. “It is a ridiculous thing,” he added.

“As far as we are concerned we want proof of guilt. So far there is no proof. Only hearsay.”