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While Iran is accused by Ukraine Airlines of dragging its feet on the investigation of the Boeing shot “by mistake” a year ago, Canada and the countries whose nationals died in the crash are stepping up! They urge Tehran to shed light on this tragedy and “bring justice to the families of the victims”. “We urge Iran to provide a full and thorough explanation of the events and decisions that led to this appalling plane crash,” said in a joint statement the “coordination group” made up of Canada, the United Kingdom. United, Ukraine, Sweden and Afghanistan.
All “will ask Iran to do justice to the families of the victims and to the affected countries and to ensure that they obtain full reparation”, they say one year to the day after the tragedy. At the end of December, Iran announced its intention to pay “$ 150,000 or the equivalent in euros” to each of the families of the victims of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS 752 to Kiev, which crashed on January 8. 2020, killing all 176 people on board, including 85 Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
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After three days of denial, the Iranian armed forces admitted having shot down the plane by “mistake”, in the midst of rising tensions between Washington and Iran. On Thursday, Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne rejected this offer, believing that “the question of compensation will not be settled by unilateral declarations by Iran but should rather be the subject of negotiations between states” .
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In a separate statement, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once again demanded a “thorough, transparent and credible” investigation from Iran. “We will ensure that Iran is held to account, in particular that the country provides full reparation to the victims of flight PS 752 and to the bereaved families,” he added. “We will also ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.”
In mid-December, the government’s special adviser on the tragedy, former minister Ralph Goodale, issued a 70-page report arguing that Iran should not be allowed to “investigate itself”. He also noted the many gray areas in this file. Following this disaster, the Canadian government decided to make January 8 the “National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Air Disasters,” said Mr. Trudeau.
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