Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom have announced that they will take Iran to the International Court of Justice over the downing of Flight PS752.
The countries formed the International Coordination and Response Group to seek accountability and reparations for the victims’ families.
The move comes after the deadline for Iran to submit to international arbitration under the Montréal Convention passed. The convention requires parties to punish offences involving aircraft, including the intentional destruction of an aeroplane. The group will now refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice.
The process will take a few days as the Iranian Embassy in The Hague is currently closed.
Families of the victims have welcomed the decision and emphasised the importance of seeking justice through international law.
Flight PS752 was shot down by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in January 2020, resulting in the deaths of all 176 people on board, including Canadian citizens.
Islamic republic has no respect for life.
I cannot agree with you more for over 40 years the regime has taken the Iranian people hostage by systematically killing its own people to stay in power.
Would be nice if some of these countries offer to in-turn help Iran get justice for the 298 – including 66 children – Iranians murdered by the US navy at the end of the 80s. Scratch my back I scratch yours.
Never gonna happen not in a trillion years
Wondering why most western countries are against Iran? The sanction alone is killing many children, Iran is actually helping it on people and same time trying to defend against the aggressors, Iran Iraq war, Syria, Lybia, Yemen, most war created by America, yet Iran is the bad guy. Bricks is doing justice and now most countries are joining it including Saudi Arabia USA ally. That’s alone shows the equality in this world.