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Poland Preparing to Close Case of 2010 Plane Crash Near Smolensk - Prosecutor's Office
Poland Preparing to Close Case of 2010 Plane Crash Near Smolensk - Prosecutor's Office
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Poland is preparing to close the case of the plane crash near the Russian city of Smolensk in 2010, which killed then-Polish President Lech Kaczynski, the Polish prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
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A meeting has been scheduled with the victims in the case and their lawyers on April 25, the office said in a statement. "The purpose of the meeting is to provide victims and their representatives with comprehensive information about the progress of the investigation, the procedural actions completed so far, actions that have not been completed due to lack of cooperation on the part of Russia, agreements reached at the current stage of the investigation, as well as planned actions to terminate the proceedings," the statement read.A year after the tragedy, the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) announced after an investigation that the immediate cause of the crash was the crew's decision not to seek an alternate airfield in foggy conditions, and that the systemic causes could be attributed to shortcomings in pilot training.The Polish commission headed by former interior minister Jerzy Miller came to similar conclusions at the time, citing the cause of the crash as the aircraft descending below the minimum altitude allowed in foggy conditions. Polish authorities later disagreed with the IAC report and the conclusions of Miller's commission and went on to set up a second commission, which has been unable to complete its work.Polish Deputy Prime Minister and National Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the Smolensk plane crash was a tragic incident, adding that different theories as to why the air disaster happened were not confirmed.The Polish defense minister confirmed that the report on the commission's work to investigate the air disaster would be completed by late June.
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Poland Preparing to Close Case of 2010 Plane Crash Near Smolensk - Prosecutor's Office
11:32 GMT 10.04.2024 (Updated: 13:22 GMT 10.04.2024) WARSAW (Sputnik) - Poland is preparing to close the case of the plane crash near the Russian city of Smolensk in 2010, which killed then-Polish President Lech Kaczynski, the Polish prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
A meeting has been scheduled with the victims in the case and their lawyers on April 25, the office said in a statement.
"The purpose of the meeting is to provide victims and their representatives with comprehensive information about the progress of the investigation, the procedural actions completed so far, actions that have not been completed due to lack of cooperation on the part of Russia, agreements reached at the current stage of the investigation, as well as planned actions to terminate the proceedings," the statement read.
A Tupolev Tu-154 plane, which was carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and other top public and military members of a Polish delegation, crashed while approaching Smolensk Airport in Russia on April 10, 2010.
15 December 2023, 12:46 GMT
A year after the tragedy, the
Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) announced after an investigation that the immediate cause of the crash was the crew's decision not to seek an alternate airfield in foggy conditions, and that the systemic causes could be attributed to shortcomings in pilot training.
The
Polish commission headed by former interior minister Jerzy Miller came to similar conclusions at the time, citing the cause of the crash as the aircraft descending below the minimum altitude allowed in foggy conditions. Polish authorities later disagreed with the IAC report and the conclusions of Miller's commission and went on to
set up a second commission, which has been unable to complete its work.
13 January 2021, 10:42 GMT
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and National Defense Minister
Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the Smolensk plane crash was a tragic incident, adding that different theories as to why the air disaster happened were not confirmed.
"The question is clear to me. It is clear to the majority of Poles. A tragic accident happened. A great tragedy occurred. And those who have been and are trying to put forward different theories over the years have not been successful and [the theories] have not been justified," Kosiniak-Kamysz told reporters during the commemorative events that are taking place in Poland on Wednesday to mark the 14th anniversary of the plane crash.
The Polish defense minister confirmed that the report on the commission's work to
investigate the air disaster would be completed by late June.
