MH17 flight: Dutch prosecutors call for life sentences for suspects in downing of Malaysia Airlines passenger plane

Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday called for life in prison for four suspects on trial in absentia accused of downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine with a surface-to-air missile, killing 298 people.The ill-fated flight heading for Kuala Lumpur took off from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport in July 2014, and prosecutors this week launched closing arguments in the closely watched trial.A verdict is not expected until late 2022 at the earliest.The four suspects on trial are Russian nationals…