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Poland has put experts in the Smolensk plane crash case on the wanted list

Experts in Smolensk plane crash case declared wanted by Poland

The Polish authorities have brought charges against 43 Russian specialists involved in the investigation of the circumstances of the plane crash near Smolensk and plan to put them on an international wanted list. The head of the investigation team, Krzysztof Schwarz, said that serious violations were found in the forensic medical examination conclusions.

Poland has put experts in the Smolensk plane crash case on the wanted list
Photo: Photo: Oleg Mineev, Source: RIA Novosti

According to Schwarz, there is a significant amount of unreliable information in the materials mentioned, which raises legitimate questions. The claims relate to the procedure for examining the bodies of 61 people killed in the crash, where, according to the Polish side, Russian specialists should have provided a more detailed description of the nature and localization of injuries, as well as other important information.

However, as Schwartz notes, serious discrepancies were found in more than 60 points of the autopsy protocols. The Polish prosecutor's office intends to apply to the court for a search warrant, which will enable the international search for these experts to begin.

Schwarz noted that despite the identified deficiencies, the specific qualifications of these offenses are not specified. It should also be noted that Warsaw decided not to file a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights in connection with the crash of the Tu-154 airplane near Smolensk. The wreckage of the aircraft, on board of which was Polish President Lech Kaczynski, will remain in Russia until the end of the investigation, according to an international report received by the Polish authorities.

Earlier, the IAC named the cause of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane crash in 2019. Sergey Lavrov said that the data obtained from the “black boxes” of the plane that crashed near Aktau did not confirm the speculations of journalists. In mid-February, the pilots' negotiations before the crash appeared online.

Author: Наталья Чудесатова

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