What should Russia do, according to the norms of international law

The investigation of civil aircraft crashes is regulated by the Chicago Convention of ICAO, which was adopted in 1947. According to Annex 13 According to the Convention, Russia is obliged to notify the aircraft manufacturer country and the ICAO about an aviation accident, explains aviation expert Vadim Lukashevich «NI»:

— Manufacturers are obliged to provide all the necessary information on this aircraft, and also have the right to appoint their representative to participate in the investigation. In fact, it is not up to us to invite these representatives or not, but they should decide whether to send their people or not».

Embraer — 135 c aircraft Evgeny Prigozhin and other Wagnerians on board, which crashed in Tver region, was of Brazilian production. Brazil is the first country that has the right to investigate. But not only: this type of aircraft is equipped with American-made Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbo-fan engines. Therefore, both the American concern and the US aviation authorities have the right to participate in the investigation. The third in line are the aviation authorities of the countries where other components of the machine were produced. But only Brazilians and Americans would have the right to access all the case materials, the rest of the countries devote only to those episodes of the investigation that relate directly to the components produced in them.

— From past experience, we can recall the investigation of the MH17 disaster, — says Vadim Lukashevich, — then the United States fully participated in the investigation, as a developer, aircraft manufacturer and engine manufacturer. Russia then participated only to a limited extent, as it provided data from radars and data on Buk systems,» Lukashevich said.

The result of the investigation according to international rules is a report that is available to everyone. For example, the report of the investigation of the plane crash involving Polish President Kaczynski near Smolensk can still be read on the Internet.

Evgenia Prigozhin