Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en Oekraïne inzake internationale juridische samenwerking met betrekking tot misdrijven die verband houden met het neerhalen van vlucht MH17 van Malaysia Airlines op 17 juli 2014

The Kingdom of the Netherlands

and

Ukraine

(hereinafter the “Parties”),

Recalling the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, which resulted in the tragic loss of 298 lives;

Considering that UN Security Council Resolution 2166 (2014) demands that those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 be held to account and that all States cooperate fully with efforts to establish accountability;

Noting that Australia, the Kingdom of Belgium, Malaysia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Ukraine are participating in a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to coordinate the international criminal investigation, with the aim of bringing the perpetrators to justice;

Considering that the States participating in the JIT have determined that it is in the interests of the proper administration of justice that the prosecution and adjudication of crimes connected with the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 are concentrated in the Kingdom of the Netherlands;

Noting that judicial authorities of the States participating in the JIT have agreed to consult each other in relation to prosecution or related measures connected with the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17;

Taking into account the Agreement on cooperation between Ukraine and Eurojust, done at Brussels on 27 June 2016 and the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Police Office on operational and strategic cooperation done at The Hague on 14 December 2016;