anna holligan, has been at the trial and sent this report. he speaks dutch the judges ruled that the three men had set out to bring down a plane, even though they had intended to shoot down a military, not a civilian aircraft. the court found the surface to air missile was supplied by a russian military brigade and fired from territory controlled by russian backed separatists. for the relatives at the epicentre of this disaster, this long awaited judgment day brought mixed emotions. when you listened to what was said in there, what was your feeling? it was grief, anger, relief, anger, grief. when you look at the world, all these tragedies happen, but this one was part of me, part of my life, and it ll stay there forever, so. the families here have been waiting eight years for this verdict, and the sentiment among so many of them is that their loved ones
are at the tail and of this campaign, ithink are at the tail and of this campaign, i think that level of confidence is no longer there the tail end. i do need to point out that you worked with the umno party and yourformer boss the umno party and your former bos . , , . ., the umno party and your former bos . , boss was sentenced to 12 years in prison- boss was sentenced to 12 years in prison. corruption boss was sentenced to 12 years in prison. corruption has - boss was sentenced to 12 years in prison. corruption has been| in prison. corruption has been high on minds of voters as they go to the polls. how widespread is it today throughout the political system? i is it today throughout the political system?- is it today throughout the political system? i think after more than political system? i think after more than 60 political system? i think after more than 60 years - political system? i think after more than 60 years of- more than 60 years of essentially one party rul
has announced that it s opening the country s remaining whites only beaches i to people of all races. this will lead to a black majority government in this country and the destruction of the white civilisation. part of the centuries old windsor castle, one of the queen s residences, has been consumed by fire for much of a day. 150 firemen have been battling the blaze, which has caused millions of pounds worth of damage. welcome back to newsday on the bbc. i m monica miller in singapore. 0ur headlines a dutch court sentences two russians and one ukrainian to life in prison for shooting down a malaysian airlines plane. and the bbc
were among the first casualties of a conflict which is still raging today. this verdict is a reminder that russia s military presence in ukraine started long before this year s full scale invasion. many of the victims families feel this is a vindication of their sentiment, but if the world had taken a tougher stance against russia eight years ago, that invasion and the geopolitical instability that followed could have been avoided. 0k! among them, this girl s father, hans de borst. he cherishes the memories of his only child and her documents, recovered intact from the crash site. it is extremely important to me. that feeling of justice to be done gives a good feeling and gives, i hope, gives us some peace about this subject. while this judgment can t heal the pain and it s unlikely to result in anyone serving life for taking those 298 lives, it has established