OTTAWA, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Monday formally complained to the U.N. aviation council of their bid to carry Iran accountable for the downing of a passenger airliner in January 2020 that killed 176 folks, they stated on Monday.
Most of the lifeless had been residents from the 4 nations, which created a coordination group that seeks to carry Iran to account.
“Today we’ve got collectively initiated dispute-settlement proceedings earlier than the International Civil Aviation Organization towards the Islamic Republic of Iran for utilizing weapons towards a civil plane in flight,” they stated in an announcement.
Last June the 4 nations stated they might take their case to the International Court of Justice.
Iran says its Revolutionary Guards by accident shot down the Boeing 737 jet and blamed a misaligned radar and an error by the air protection operator at a time when tensions had been excessive between Tehran and Washington.
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