Responsible for Ukrainian plane crash will be punished, iran's president says
Rohani described the event as a "painful and unforgivable mistake" and promised that his government would investigate the case by all means
Iran's President Hassan Rohani said on Tuesday (14/1) that all those responsible for the catastrophe with Boeing's Ukrainian plane, mistakenly shot down last week by an Iranian missile, should be "punished."
"For our people, it is very important that anyone who has committed a fault or has been negligent in this matter is brought to justice," Rohani said in a televised
address. "All who must be punished will be punished," he insisted. The 176 passengers and crew of the plane died.
After the president's speech, the Iranian justice announced several arrests.
"Extensive investigations have been conducted and some people are trapped," judicial spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said in statements cited by Iranian media. The spokesman did not clarify how many people were arrested.
Iran, which rejected accusations that a missile had shot down the plane, admitted three days after the incident that the Revolutionary Guard had mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian
aircraft.
"The judiciary should form a special court with a high-ranking judge and dozens of experts," President Hassan Rohani said in a tv message on
Tuesday. "This is not a common case. Everyone will look at this courthouse."
"For our people, it is very important that anyone who has committed a fault or has been negligent in this matter is brought to justice," Rohani said in a televised
address. "All who must be punished will be punished," he insisted. The 176 passengers and crew of the plane died.
After the president's speech, the Iranian justice announced several arrests.
"Extensive investigations have been conducted and some people are trapped," judicial spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said in statements cited by Iranian media. The spokesman did not clarify how many people were arrested.
Iran, which rejected accusations that a missile had shot down the plane, admitted three days after the incident that the Revolutionary Guard had mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian
aircraft.
"The judiciary should form a special court with a high-ranking judge and dozens of experts," President Hassan Rohani said in a tv message on
Tuesday. "This is not a common case. Everyone will look at this courthouse."
Rohani described the event as a "painful and unforgivable" mistake and promised that his government would investigate the case by all means. "Responsibility lies with more than one person," Rohani said. "The guilty must be punished. I want this matter to be expressed frankly," he said. Rohani also said admitting that Iranian forces shot down the plane was the "first good step."
The aircraft, which was flying to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members from several countries, including 82 Iranians, 57 Canadians - many of them iranians with dual citizenship - and 11 Ukrainians, officials
said. There were several children among the passengers, including a baby.
Iran shot down the plane as it prepared for a possible U.S. response to the ballistic missile launch at two Iraqi bases where U.S. troops were
allocated. The missile attack, which caused no casualties in the U.S., was retaliation for the baghdad death of General Qassim Suleimani, Iran's top general, through an American airstrike.
The episode and the lack of transparency about what happened revived Iran's discontent against the country's rulers and in recent days there have been street
protests. Videos broadcast on the Internet appeared to show security forces using real ammunition and tear gas to disperse the protests.
The aircraft, which was flying to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members from several countries, including 82 Iranians, 57 Canadians - many of them iranians with dual citizenship - and 11 Ukrainians, officials
said. There were several children among the passengers, including a baby.
Iran shot down the plane as it prepared for a possible U.S. response to the ballistic missile launch at two Iraqi bases where U.S. troops were
allocated. The missile attack, which caused no casualties in the U.S., was retaliation for the baghdad death of General Qassim Suleimani, Iran's top general, through an American airstrike.
The episode and the lack of transparency about what happened revived Iran's discontent against the country's rulers and in recent days there have been street
protests. Videos broadcast on the Internet appeared to show security forces using real ammunition and tear gas to disperse the protests.
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