Russia Says There Will Be , No International Probe , Into Prigozhin Plane Crash.
On August 29, Russia told Brazil's aircraft investigation authority that there will be no probe into the crash of the Embraer jet that killed the mercenary boss.
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On August 29, Russia told Brazil's aircraft investigation authority that there will be no probe into the crash of the Embraer jet that killed the mercenary boss.
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Reuters reports that Brazil's Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA) said it would join a Russian-led investigation if it was held under international rules.
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Reuters reports that Brazil's Center for Research and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA) said it would join a Russian-led investigation if it was held under international rules.
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The head of CENIPA, Air Brigadier Marcelo Moreno, stressed that Russia is not required to conduct a probe.
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They are not obliged, only recommended to do that, Air Brigadier Marcelo Moreno, CENIPA head, via Reuters.
But if they say they’ll open the investigation and invite Brazil we will participate from afar, Air Brigadier Marcelo Moreno, CENIPA head, via Reuters.
The head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was killed in the crash, along with two top lieutenants, four bodyguards and three other people.
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The head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was killed in the crash, along with two top lieutenants, four bodyguards and three other people.
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The crash occurred exactly two months after Prigozhin staged a failed coup against the Russian defense establishment.
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Reuters reports that the U.S. and other governments have expressed suspicions regarding the Kremlin's involvement in the August 23 crash.
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Reuters reports that the U.S. and other governments have expressed suspicions regarding the Kremlin's involvement in the August 23 crash.
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The Kremlin has denied having any involvement
