IPOH: The youngest sister of a Malaysia Airlines MH17 victim expressed relief that the Dutch-led criminal investigators have made progress in identifying those behind the downing of the jetliner.
Norlin Mohd Nor, 49, said her family was satisfied with the conclusions made after a two-year criminal probe into the incident that claimed 298 lives, including that of her sister, Noor Rahimmah.
"We are relieved that the results of the investigation have been revealed.
"We hope the Malaysian government will take action against the perpetrators, with the help of other countries.
"It was a heinous crime and those involved should get severe punishment," she said when met at her home at Kampung Melayu Rizab, Tambun, here tonight.
She said her family was also grateful that the Joint Investigation Team had probed the incident thoroughly.
On the compensation over Rahimmah's death, Norlin said her family would leave it to the deceased's husband and two children to decide on the matter.
The Joint Investigation Team earlier today said they had solid evidence that MH17 was shot down by a BUK missile moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia.
Investigators said their information showed that pro-Moscow rebels had called for deployment of the mobile surface-to-air weapon.
The BUK system, said the investigators, was fired once and later returned to the Russian Federation.