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Vladimir Putin and the Russian state are being sued by families of those who died on Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 when it was shot down over Russian-occupied Ukraine.
Australian law firm LHD Lawyers co-associate Jerry Skinner, who also represented the Lockerbie bombing families, has filed a compensation claim in the European Court of Human Rights.
The legal action seeks €13m ($10m) in compensation per passenger, Australian media reported.
The suit, filed on 9 May, names the Russian Federation and Mr Putin as respondents.
MH17 came down in Russian-held rebel territory in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all 298 people on board, including 28 Australians.
It was en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam at the time.
Fairfax media reported that 33 next of kin of victims from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia are being represented by the firm.
The Dutch Safety Board concluded in its final report late last year that the aircraft was shot down by a Russian-made missile.
The board pieced together the wreckage of the plane and determined that it must have been hit by a Buk surface-to-air weapon, which is only made by state-controlled Russian firm Almaz-Antey.
The board was not empowered to address questions of responsibility, so did not point the finger at any group or party for launching the missile.
Fighting was raging in eastern Ukraine between Russian forces, their separatist proxies and Ukrainian government forces.
Vladimir Putin and the Russian state are being sued by families of those who died on Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 when it was shot down over Russian-occupied Ukraine.
Australian law firm LHD Lawyers co-associate Jerry Skinner, who also represented the Lockerbie bombing families, has filed a compensation claim in the European Court of Human Rights.
The legal action seeks €13m ($10m) in compensation per passenger, Australian media reported.
The suit, filed on 9 May, names the Russian Federation and Mr Putin as respondents.
MH17 came down in Russian-held rebel territory in eastern Ukraine on 17 July 2014, killing all 298 people on board, including 28 Australians.
It was en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam at the time.
Fairfax media reported that 33 next of kin of victims from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia are being represented by the firm.
The Dutch Safety Board concluded in its final report late last year that the aircraft was shot down by a Russian-made missile.
The board pieced together the wreckage of the plane and determined that it must have been hit by a Buk surface-to-air weapon, which is only made by state-controlled Russian firm Almaz-Antey.
The board was not empowered to address questions of responsibility, so did not point the finger at any group or party for launching the missile.
Fighting was raging in eastern Ukraine between Russian forces, their separatist proxies and Ukrainian government forces.
