MH17: Australia asks Russia to hand over three who downed airliner

Australia has called on Russia to extradite three men found guilty of downing a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine with 298 people on board.
Two Russians and a Ukrainian have been sentenced to life by a Dutch court but are thought to be in Russia.

"We call on Russia to surrender those convicted, so they may face the court sentence for their heinous crime," said Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Russia condemned the verdict as scandalous and politically motivated.

It is extremely unlikely that the three men will be handed over.