Iran: 10 military members on trial over downing of Ukrainian plane that killed 176

judiciary anunced on Sunday that 10 members of Iran's military will face charges in connection with kcking down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January of 2020, as per reports of News International. Ukraine International Airlines aircraft PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Iran's capital Tehran on January 8, 2020, killing all 176 passengers on board, majority of whom were Iranians and Canians.

After launching two missiles, Islamic Republic confirmed three days later that its soldiers h accidentally shot down a Boeing 737-800 flight destined for Kyiv. Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation report released in March stated that firing of jet was blamed on human error, according to Mizan Online, trial was on Sunday before a military tribunal in Tehran province. It stated that ten suspects representing various ranks in military were present in court.

103 people have filed a complaint with court

According to Mizan Online, 103 people have filed a complaint with court, requesting an impartial investigation to determine who was responsible for plane's downing and prosecute m. At time of incident, tensions between Iran and United States were high. After Iran fired missiles at a military base in Iraq that was utilised by US forces, Iranian air defences were on high alert for a US counter-attack.

General Qasem Soleimani, chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' foreign operations branch, was killed in a US drone strike near Baghd's international airport, prompting launch of those missiles, according to National News. families of 175 victims were promised $150,000 in dams or equivalent in euros from Iran. However, Cana, which lost 55 citizens and 30 permanent residents in crash, vowed to keep looking for answers and ensure Iran takes full responsibility and makes full restitution.

Air defence operator who mistaken Boeing 737-800 for an American cruise missile

After three days of denial in face of overwhelming evidence, Iran finally mitted that its paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps h erroneously shot down a Ukrainian jet with two surface-to-air missiles in January 2020, according to National News. Iranian authorities blamed an air defence operator who mistaken Boeing 737-800 for an American cruise missile, according to preliminary accounts from 2020.

Im: AP