Families of Ukrainian flight victims gather in 9 cities around the world
Families of the victims of the downing of a Ukrainian airliner by IRGC missiles will gather in nine cities around the world on October 5. The families have asked people to support them by joining the online gatherings.
On Monday, October 5, nine cities around the world will be the gathering place for the families of the victims of the downing of the Ukrainian plane by Iranian Revolutionary Guards missiles.
The cities of Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton and Winnipeg in Canada, Washington DC in the US, London in the UK and Frankfurt in Germany are the cities where this rally will be held from 8 to 10 pm Iranian time.
The location of this rally in each city and its time in local time have been published on the "Justice for the Victims of Flight PS752" website.
The demands of these families in these gatherings are defined on the advocacy website as follows:
- Condemnation of the Islamic Republic of Iran's crime in ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)
- Disseminate information about the countries benefiting from this crime as soon as possible.
- Providing a roadmap for interested countries to achieve truth and justice
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, families have asked people to join them online.
On the morning of January 8, 2019, a Ukrainian Airlines passenger plane was shot down by two missiles from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 98 minutes after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport, killing all 176 people on board.
After months of delay, the Islamic Republic finally sent the plane's black box to France for analysis. The analysis revealed that the flight crew was alive after the first missile hit and that they were in contact with the control tower for 19 seconds after the first missile hit, but 25 seconds after the first missile, a second missile was fired, bringing the plane down.
Islamic Republic officials have not yet given any explanation as to why two missiles were fired at the passenger plane, and have only spoken of "human error."
In the latest move, the families of the victims have filed two collective lawsuits against the Islamic Republic of Iran and submitted them to the Islamic Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs through two law firms.
Source: DW
