The international group for the coordination of assistance to the victims of flight PS752 called the trial of Iranian military personnel who shot down a passenger plane of the Ukrainian airline UIA over Tehran in January 2020 fictitious. Last week, a court in Iran sentenced 10 military men accused of shooting down a plane.. One of the commanders was sentenced to 13 years in prison, while the other military received terms from one to three years in prison..

“The fictitious trials held in Tehran should not distract the attention of the world from Iran's failure to fulfill its international obligations and avoid responsibility for its actions.. Neither the trials nor the verdicts announced this week have brought truth or justice to the families of the victims.. The entire process, starting with Iran's investigation into the damage, was not impartial and transparent,"

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International Support Group vows to make all necessary efforts until justice is ensured.

Recall, on January 8, 2020, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 shortly after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board.. Most of the passengers were citizens of Iran, as well as Canada, Ukraine, Great Britain and Afghanistan..

After first denying responsibility for three days, Tehran finally admitted it shot down the plane, calling the incident a "

Hours before the plane was shot down, Iran launched missile strikes on US military bases in Iraq in retaliation for the US assassination of IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani a few days earlier..