Iran court jails 10 soldiers over 2020 Ukraine jet downing
2023.04.17 01:31Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported on Sunday.A commander received 10 years in prison and nine others were sentenced to between one and three years, Mizan reported, in the 2020 incident which led to the deaths of all 176 people on board. Most were Iranians and Canadians, including many dual nationals.Iranian forces shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 soon after its take-off from Tehran on January 8 that year.Canada-led group seeks arbitrator over 2020 downing of Ukrainian plane by IranThree days later, the Iranian armed forces admitted to downing the Kyiv-bound plane “by mistake”.Tensions between Iran and the United States were soaring at the time of the incident.Iranian air defences were on high alert for a US counter-attack after Tehran fired missiles at a military base in Iraq that was used by America
Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website reported on Sunday.
A commander received 10 years in prison and nine others were sentenced to between one and three years, Mizan reported, in the 2020 incident which led to the deaths of all 176 people on board. Most were Iranians and Canadians, including many dual nationals.
Iranian forces shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 soon after its take-off from Tehran on January 8 that year.
Canada-led group seeks arbitrator over 2020 downing of Ukrainian plane by Iran
Three days later, the Iranian armed forces admitted to downing the Kyiv-bound plane “by mistake”.
Tensions between Iran and the United States were soaring at the time of the incident.
Iranian air defences were on high alert for a US counter-attack after Tehran fired missiles at a military base in Iraq that was used by American forces.
Ukraine lost 11 citizens in the disaster.
Iran’s judiciary had said in November 2021 that a trial had opened in Tehran for 10 military members in connection with the jet’s downing.
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