The families of the victims of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 gathered in Toronto to show support for four countries who have filed a complaint against Iran, saying they intentionally shot down the plane in January 2020.
Canada, U.K., Sweden and Ukraine officially filed the complaint Wednesday against Iran at the International Court of Justice for “intentionally shooting down” the plane.“Today’s legal action reflects our unwavering commitment to achieving transparency, justice and accountability for the families of the victims,” the countries said in a joint statement Wednesday.
In their complaint, the four countries asked the International Court of Justice to rule that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran “illegally shot down the Ukrainian plane and should apologize.” They also demanded compensation for the families of the victims. Canada also should not allow its courts to recognize foreign judgments in terrorism cases linked to Iran and has no right to seize Iranian property in order to enforce such judgments, the written filing says.that the Iranian military’s downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 with two surface-to-air missiles constituted an “act of terrorism.”
Following three days of denials in January 2020, Iran said its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard mistakenly downed the Ukrainian plane with two surface-to-air missiles. Iranian authorities blamed an air defence operator who they said mistook the Boeing 737-800 for an American cruise missile.
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