Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain on Thursday stated they may think about new steps in keeping with worldwide legislation towards Iran if it failed to reply by Jan. 5 to calls for for reparations after the downing of a passenger airliner final yr.
A lot of the 176 individuals killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian jet in January 2020 have been residents from these 4 international locations, which created a coordination group that seeks to carry Tehran to account.
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“The Coordination Group’s persistence is carrying skinny,” it stated in a press release, including that the group had pressed Tehran to open talks on reparations and to ship justice however stated Iran had proven it was reluctant to reply in a well timed method.
It stated Iran ought to reply by Jan 5 or the group would “have to noticeably think about different actions to resolve this matter throughout the framework of worldwide legislation” however gave no particulars.
Tehran says Revolutionary Guards unintentionally shot down the Boeing 737 jet and blamed a misaligned radar and an error by the air protection operator at a time when tensions have been excessive between Tehran and the USA.
Final month, households of victims alleged in a report that high-ranking Iranian officers have been accountable. In June, Canada stated it had discovered no proof that the downing of the aircraft had been premeditated.
— Reporting by David Ljunggren
