Several countries join forces to hold Iran responsible for the downing of flight PS752

All four countries rely on the 1971 Montreal Convention, which regulates crimes against civil aviation, to claim Iran. Binding Arbitration to Resolve the Dispute Regarding the Downing of Flight PS752 by Two Surface-to-surface Missiles Illegally and Deliberately Fired by Members of the Air Defense Unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of IranRefers to an announcement sent through a press release.

Must be Iran It has been held responsible for numerous violations of its international legal obligations under several treaties, Coordination Committee continues.

Flight PS752 from Tehran to Queue on January 8, 2020, Shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile A few minutes after take off. Of the 176 victims, 55 are Canadian citizens and 30 are permanent residents.

The relatives of the victims of the shooting down of Iran’s BS 752 must get justiceCanada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie wrote on Twitter.

This week we took an important step toward that goal, and we will continue to work together to hold Iran accountable for this tragedy.she continued.

The Montreal Agreement provides that if the parties do not agree on setting up an arbitral tribunal within the next six months, the dispute may be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court of the United Nations. Hack.

During a vigil flowers and candles were placed around photographs of the victims of flight PS752.

Photo: Radio-Canada / Ismail Sy

Relatives of the victims of Flight PS752 launched a struggle for compensation in 2020. A year ago, An Ontario court awarded them $107 millions, but advocates warned that damaging Iran would be more difficult.

Hamed Esmailian, who lost his wife and daughter in the crash, said he was grateful the binding arbitration process had been launched, even though he doubted Iran would cooperate.

” It was a heinous crime they committed. This is [procédure judiciaire internationale] Important […] The wounds of society must be healed. »

With information from the CBC