Canada stresses justice in Ukrainian plane crash case
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly announced that her country is committed to ensuring "justice" and "accountability" for Iran in the case of the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane.
Ms. Jolie tweeted that during a meeting with survivors of the Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian Revolutionary Guards missiles, she said that Canada emphasizes "transparency, accountability, and justice" in this matter.
The statements and condolences of this senior Canadian government official to the families of the victims of Flight 752 are being held in Tehran at the same time as the trial of the defendants in this case is taking place.
Simultaneously with the announcement of a trial to hear the charges against 10 defendants in the case of the Revolutionary Guards firing missiles at a Ukrainian plane, a number of families of the victims of the flight gathered in front of the Tehran Military Court on Sunday, November 20, chanting slogans such as "Death to Khamenei" and "Death to the Islamic Republic."
Hamed Esmailiyon, who lost his wife and daughter on the flight, tweeted: "A shameful show with ten low-ranking officers as defendants. The dock will await the main perpetrators. Ali Khamenei, the commanders of the IRGC, and members of the Supreme National Security Council. They won't be far away."
Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by two anti-aircraft missiles fired by the Revolutionary Guard Corps on the morning of January 8, 2019, shortly after taking off from Tehran International Airport, killing all 176 people on board.
After several days of cover-up and contradictory and untrue statements, the Islamic Republic finally admitted that the IRGC's air defenses shot down the passenger plane, but that the shooting was caused by "human error." Ukraine, Canada, and some observers say they do not accept this claim and that the Iranian government is covering up the real reasons for this incident.
Source: Radio Farda
