Canadian court finds Iran liable for downed Ukrainian plane

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Source: Reuters

TORONTO (Reuters) - A court in the Canadian province of Ontario ruled on Thursday that Iran owes damages to families who sued after Iran's Revolutionary Guards shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020, soon after it took off from Tehran.

Ontario's Superior Court of Justice found that "on a balance of probabilities" the missile attack was an intentional act of terrorism, based mainly on written evidence provided by lawyers representing families of some of the victims.

Iran did not defend itself in court. Calls and an email to the office in Washington that handles consular affairs for Iranians in Canada were not immediately answered.

As many as 138 of the 176 people killed on the flight had ties to Canada.



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[ripcord]

1. Interesting

If they weren't a state supporter of terrorism they never would been in court.

[TomWilm]

2. Also the United States were convicted for shooting down an airliner...

The United States mistakenly shot down an Iranian airliner in 1988. Iran sued in the International Court of Justice for compensation for the victims and the destruction of the plane. In 1996 the U.S. agreed to pay $61.8 million to the victims’ families, but did not accept liability.