{"id":19140,"date":"2021-03-17T18:43:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T15:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/?p=19140"},"modified":"2021-03-17T18:43:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T15:13:02","slug":"iran-allocates-150000-for-each-family-of-victims-of-ukraine-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zardis.net\/news\/en\/19140\/iran-allocates-150000-for-each-family-of-victims-of-ukraine-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran allocates $\u06f1\u06f5\u06f0,\u06f0\u06f0\u06f0 for each family of victims of Ukraine plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran\u2019s Cabinet on Wednesday allocated $150,000 for the families of each of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian plane shot down in Iranian airspace in January, the official IRNA news agency reported.<\/p>\n

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FILE PHOTO: General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab obtained from a social media video via REUTERS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Describing Iran\u2019s handling of the situation as \u201cunacceptable\u201d, Ukraine said the amount of compensation should be negotiated and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.<\/p>\n

According to the IRNA report, an Iranian government statement said: \u201cThe cabinet approved the provision of $150,000 or the equivalent in euros as soon as possible to the families and survivors of each of the victims of the Ukrainian plane crash.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards have said they accidentally shot down the Ukraine International Airlines plane shortly after takeoff, mistaking it for a missile when tensions with the United States were high.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s foreign ministry said the compensation should be set through talks, taking into account international practice, after establishing the causes of the tragedy and bringing those responsible to justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ukrainian side expects from Iran a draft technical report on the circumstances of the aircraft shooting down,\u201d ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said, adding that Iran had yet to implement earlier agreements, without giving details.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis situation is especially unacceptable, since we are talking about the fate of innocent people,\u201d Nikolenko said.<\/p>\n

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne added in an emailed statement that \u201cnegotiations on reparations\u201d are the best avenue available \u201cto hold Iran accountable for its actions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada has played a role as the home of many of the victims on the downed plane.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s transport minister Mohammad Eslami told state television that the final report on the crash had been sent to the countries participating in the investigation.<\/p>\n

Iranian Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said an indictment will be issued in less than a month against \u201cthose whose negligence caused the accident\u201d, the semi-official news agency Fars reported. Iranian officials have said the case was being handled by a military court.<\/p>\n

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In a preliminary report in July, Iran\u2019s Civil Aviation Organization blamed a misaligned radar system and lack of communication between the air defence operator and his commanders for the downing of the plane.<\/p>\n

Under United Nations rules, Iran retains overall control of the air investigation while the United States and Ukraine are accredited as the countries where the jet was respectively built and operated.<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed by email that it has received the draft report from Iran.<\/p>\n

Kathy Fox, chair of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said her agency will not have access to the report until it is finalized.<\/p>\n

Habib Haghjoo, an Iranian-born Canadian who lost his daughter and granddaughter in the crash, said he did not trust the news from Tehran and stressed that his priority is the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want to wrap it up,\u201d he said of Iran. \u201cWe want the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Additional reporting by Pavel Polityuk in Kyiv, Allison Lampert in Montreal and David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Giles Elgood, Jonathan Oatis and Jan Harvey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n

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