Tuesday, 06 April 2021, 13:06
Ten Iranian officials indicted for downing of Ukrainian plane
06.04.2021 11:50
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The Iranian Military Prosecutor s Office on Tuesday filed charges against ten officials in connection with the downing of a passenger plane of Ukraine International Airlines in January 2020, according to Associated Press. The indictment of the case of the Ukrainian plane was also issued and a serious and accurate investigation was carried out and indictments were issued for 10 people who were at fault, Tehran military prosecutor Gholamabbas Torki was quoted as saying.
The names of the above persons and other details have not been disclosed.
On March 17, Iran s civil aviation agency released the final report on the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020. The document states that the reason for the decision to shoot down the plane was the mistake of an air defense operator, who identified the plane as an enemy object.
UPDATE 1-Iran indicts 10 over Ukraine plane crash, prosecutor says; Canada demands justice Reuters 3 hrs ago
(Adds comment by Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau)
DUBAI, April 6 (Reuters) - Iran has indicted 10 officials over the shooting-down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020 that killed all 176 people on board, a military prosecutor said on Tuesday.
In a report published last month, Iran s civil aviation body blamed the crash on a misaligned radar and an error by an air defense operator. Ukraine and Canada, home to many of those who died, criticized the report as insufficient. Indictments have been issued for 10 officials involved in the crash of the Ukrainian plane.and necessary decisions will be taken in court, Gholam Abbas Torki, the outgoing military prosecutor for Tehran province, was quoted as saying by the semi-official news agency ISNA. He did not elaborate.
Published Tuesday, April 6, 2021 5:36AM EDT Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, a prosecutor said Tuesday, an announcement coming just as Tehran begins indirect negotiations with the West over its collapsed nuclear deal with world powers. More than 100 of the 176 victims at least one of whom was pregnant had ties to Canada, and 55 were Canadian citizens. The timing of the announcement comes after Iran faced withering international criticism last month for releasing a final report into the shootdown of Ukraine International Airlines flight No. PS752 that blamed human error, but named no one responsible for the incident.
An Iranian prosecutor on Tuesday announced indictments in the 2020 downing of a Ukrainian jet.
Ten officials are being indicted in the downing of the plane that left 176 people dead, but the officials did not name who was facing the indictments, according to an Associated Press report.
“The indictment of the case of the Ukrainian plane was also issued and a serious and accurate investigation was carried out and indictments were issued for 10 people who were at fault,” Iran’s Mizan news agency reported Tehran military prosecutor Gholamabbas Torki said.
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The announcement of the indictments come after the country faced harshed criticism for its final report on the incident last month and before Iran is expected to begin indirect discussions with the U.S. to reenter a nuclear pact.
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Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, but the move did nothing to quell Canadian demands for accountability Tuesday.
More than 100 of the 176 victims – at least one of whom was pregnant – had ties to Canada, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.