Sunday marks three years since Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down minutes after taking off from Tehran, Iran, by an Iranian…
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But it has been a slow and frustrating process for the families of victims. Iran’s civil aviation authority concluded that missiles were launched because an air defence unit, acting on its own, misidentified the civilian plane as an incoming cruise missile. “I think we need the government to push against other engaging countries to bring this complaint against the Iranian government. It’s destroyed our lives.”
In his December 2020 report, special advisor to the Prime Minister, Ralph Goodale, said the PS752 case is complex and difficult. One of the reasons is that the victims came from five other countries besides Iran, including Canada, Ukraine, Sweden, Afghanistan and the United Kingdom. On Dec. 9, Global Affairs announced that Canada is imposing sanctions on 22 individuals who are complicit in human rights violations, including senior members of the Iranian judiciary, prison system and law enforcement forces, as well as political leaders.
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