Vladimir Tsemakh listens to the verdict of the court of appeal during his hearing in Kiev, Ukraine, on September 5 2019. Picture: AFP/SERGEI SUPINSKYcourt in Ukraine released from pre-trial detention a man suspected of involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, amid speculation he might be used in a prisoner swap with Russia.
An AFP journalist was present as appellate court judge Yury Sliva in Kiev ruled to release Tsemakh, cautioning him to remain available for questioning and not attempt to flee. Russian and Ukrainian media have reported that Moscow is demanding Tsemakh be handed over to Russia as part of an expected prisoner swap between the two countries. Several high-profile Ukrainian prisoners are to be released from Russian jails under the swap, but the process has stalled amid reports that some Ukrainians have already been moved to Moscow from their prisons.
The MH17 Boeing jet en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by a BUK anti-aircraft missile. Dutch investigators say the projectile originated from the Russian military’s 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade after it was transported to Snizhne from Russia’s south-west Kursk region.
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