Relatives of those killed when Iran's military shot down Flight PS752 in January 2020 say Canada has become a safe haven for regime officials.
"Canada has become a safe haven for the criminals of the Islamic Republic of Iran," Hamed Esmaeilion testified Thursday afternoon to the House justice committee.
"It's mainly the legal teams or the advisers; they still believe in negotiation with Iran because they don't see Iran, or the Iranian regime, as a Mafia group," he said. Esmaeilion said he's certain people affiliated with Tehran have been responsible for slashing his tires and making phone calls he found threatening.
"I'm shocked that I don't see Ali Khamenei on the list," he said, adding that President Ebrahim Raisi and former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif should be listed. Experts have said that such a change would be hard to enforce, given that Iran has conscripted millions into the force's non-combat roles. A terror listing compels Ottawa to freeze assets held inside Canada and deny entry into the country.
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