CRI听力:International Monitors Visit Plane Crash Site in Eastern Ukraine

International monitors are suggesting they're gaining better access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane reportedly shot down last week in eastern Ukraine.

However, there is still no sign of the fully-fledged independent investigation being demanded by the international community.

CRI's Qi Zhi has more. 
 
Monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have visited the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight after inspecting the bodies of the victims at a nearby train station.

The rebels in control of the region say the bodies will remain in four refrigerated train cars in a nearby town, until the arrival of an international aviation disaster team.

Close to 200 bodies are currently being housed on the train.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says efforts are being made to move the train into Ukrainian government controlled territory so that the bodies can be identified as soon as possible.

"It is agreed that the Netherlands will lead the international coordination of the identification of the victims. Dutchman Gert Wibbelink will lead the team. Tonight a military plane will leave form Eindhoven airport heading to Kharkiv. On board are people and means to set up a coordination centre in Kharkiv."

The US State Department says there have been multiple reports of bodies and aircraft parts being removed, and potential evidence tampered with, by the rebels.

Aviation experts say securing the site and preserving the evidence is crucial for investigators.

Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai.

"The Ukrainian government has informed the joint international investigation team that the crash site is under full control of the separatist's group. Thus the Ukrainian government has stated that it has been unable to establish the safe corridor to the crash site for the international team. The Ukrainian government has said it cannot guarantee the safety of the international team in and around the crash site."

The rebels say they will hand the plane's flight data recorders over to the International Civil Aviation Organization, which has been tasked with leading the investigation.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities have produced, what Kiev claims, is a recording of another intercepted call between rebels, saying Moscow has given them orders not to hand over the plane's black boxes to international monitors.

The authenticity of the tape can not be independently verified.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry has been making the U.S. case against Moscow in the most emphatic and explicit terms yet, saying there's overwhelming evidence that Russia transferred a missile system to the rebels which was allegedly used to down the jet.

Kerry is threatening further sanctions against Moscow, and is calling on his European allies to take the plane downing as a "wake-up call" to get tougher with Russia.

For CRI, I'm Qi Zhi.