On Thursday, May 20th, 2021, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) released news about Ontario's Superior Court of Justice has ruled that the shooting down of Flight PS752 by Iran was an intentional act of terrorism:
"The
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine
International Airlines flight with two surface-to-air missiles
shortly after takeoff in Tehran on January 8th, 2020, killing all 176
passengers. There were 138 passengers onboard with ties to Canada,
including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.
"The
plaintiffs have established that the shooting down of Flight 752 by
the defendants was an act of terrorism and constituted 'terrorist
activity..."Justice Edward Belobaba wrote in his decision issued
Thursday.
"I find on a balance of probabilities that the
missile attacks on Flight 752 were intentional and directly caused
the deaths of all on board."1
The
surviving families won a victory in a civil court based on a balance
of probability. The Islamic Republic of Iran did not have a
representative to challenge the case. It is an excellent piece of
news for all Iranians who are striving for peace, justice and
liberty.
The Islamic Republic of Iran will rebuke the Ontario
court's ruling by saying that Iran does not have an embassy in Canada
and could not have legal counsel to defend itself against the civil
remedy.
The actual battle between the PS752 and the Islamic
Republic of Iran will begin if the surviving families convict the
Islamic Republic of Iran in a criminal trial, which is base on
convicting an entity beyond doubt for its criminal act of terrorism.
The absence of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the trial procedure
means an admission of guilt.
1Superior court of Justice finds Iran intentionally shot down Flight PS752 | CBC News. (2021, May 21). Retrieved May 23, 2021, from https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/flightps752-private-lawsuit-against-iran-alleging-terrorist-activity-1.6034581
