Families of Ukrainian Flight Victims Gather in 9 Cities Around the World
Families of victims of the Ukrainian aircraft shot down by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps missiles will gather on October 5 (September 26 in Persian calendar) in 9 cities around the world. These families have called on people to support them by participating online in these gatherings.
On Monday, October 5 (September 26 in Persian calendar), 9 cities around the world will host gatherings of families of victims of the Ukrainian aircraft shot down by missiles of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The cities of Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton and Winnipeg in Canada, Washington D.C. in the United States, London in Britain, and Frankfurt in Germany are the locations where these gatherings will be held between 8 to 10 p.m. Iran time.
On the website “Justice for PS752 Flight Victims,” the location and time of these gatherings in each city have been published in local time.
The demands of these families in these gatherings are defined on the justice website as follows:
- Condemnation of the crime of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Swift release of information by concerned countries about this crime
- Presentation of a roadmap by concerned countries to achieve truth and justice
Given the coronavirus pandemic conditions, families have called on people to join them online.
The Ukrainian International Airlines passenger aircraft took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport on the morning of January 8, 2020, and minutes after takeoff, it was hit by two missiles fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. All 176 passengers and crew were killed.
After a delay of several months, the Islamic Republic finally sent the aircraft’s black box to France for analysis. This analysis revealed that the flight crew survived after the first missile strike and maintained contact with the control tower for 19 seconds after the first impact, but 25 seconds after the first missile, a second missile was fired, bringing down the aircraft.
To date, officials of the Islamic Republic have provided no explanation as to why two missiles were fired at this passenger aircraft, only referring to “human error.”
In the latest action, families of the deceased filed two collective lawsuits against the Islamic Republic of Iran and delivered them through two law firms to the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Source: DW
