Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 Update: Last Malaysian Victim Identified in Crash

A commemorative wreath is laid at the foot of a cross, near the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 plane seen outside the village of Hrabove, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. The Dutch team investigating the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Eastern Ukraine says the crash was likely caused by the plane being hit by multiple "high-energy objects from outside the aircraft." The preliminary report published Tuesday by the Dutch Safety Board stopped short of saying the Boeing 777 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile, but its findings appear to point to that conclusion. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The remains of the final 44 Malaysian passengers on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 were identified, says a statement from the government.

The last Malaysian victims was identified as Allahyarhamah Puan Sri Siti Amirah Prawira Kusuma, who is slated to be buried in the Netherlands, according to the Malaysian Transport Ministry.

“During this difficult time, the families of the passengers and crew of MH17 remain foremost on our minds and we continue to keep them in our prayer,” Malaysian Transport Minister Dato' Sri Liow Tiong La said, reported CNN.

He added: “I wish to reiterate our commitment to the families of the passengers and crew of MH17 and the fact that justice must be served on the criminals who caused this heinous act. Towards this end, investigations at the crash site must continue despite the on-going geopolitical situation on the ground.”

Ukrainians hold posters during a remembrance ceremony in memory of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States and memory of the people, who died during the Boeing 777, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine at the monument of victims of terror in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

The flight was going from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur before it was allegedly shot down on July 17 over eastern Ukraine.

All 298 people on the plane died. It has been suspected by Ukraine and the US that Russian-backed rebels shot down the airliner, although the Kremlin has denied these claims.

On Tuesday, state-run RIA Novosti reported that Dutch experts have arrived in Donetsk, Ukraine, to remove the MH17 wreckage.

“Three Dutch experts have arrived to remove the wreckage of Boeing, which still remains near the town of Torez. The first consultation with the representatives of our Emergencies Ministry, Ministry of Transport and police was held today. The experts also visited the crash site,” Andrei Purgin, an official involved in the talks, told the media outlet.

He said the experts are trying to assess how to transport the wreckage. “Likely [they will take the wreckage] to Netherlands via Kharkov,” Purgin said, adding that he believes the wreckage will be removed “in two or three weeks.”