April 26, 2024

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Compensation to the families of the victims on the flight to Canada, Ukraine

74 million euros. This is the number established by a Canadian court as compensation for the families of the six victims of the plane crash. Ukraine International Airlines Accidentally shot on January 8, 2020.

The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran airport. The firing came at a maximum alert for an Iranian anti-aircraft aircraft that launched a missile attack on a U.S. base in Iraq a few hours ago in retaliation for the killing of a general in a US airstrike on January 3, 2020. Baghdad. Qasim Suleimani, Commander of the Pastor’s Coats of Arms.

The Islamic Republic took over a few days later. This is a “human error,” according to a final report by Tehran’s Civil Aviation Organization last March. All 176 people on board were killed, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 passengers with permanent residency in Canada. Ten Iranian soldiers responsible for the incident are being investigated.

At the moment, it is not yet clear how Tehran will pay the compensation, which overturned a ruling by the Ontario High Court last May that the plane had acted “on purpose” and was a “terrorist act”. Mark Arnold, a lawyer for the victims’ relatives, said he was trying to seize Iranian assets in Canada and abroad, including oil tankers.

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