Iran, Tehran, November 21, 2021: As the Iranian regime holds a formality court for a civilian airplane(Ukrainian Airliner-PS752) shot down by the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) in January 2020, the families of the victims of the plane crash held a protest rally in front of the court.
The heavy presence of security forces did not intimidate the protesters, who have been vocally calling for justice for their loved ones for nearly two years.
The protesters described the court as a “shameful show” that is only putting ten low-ranking officers on trial. The real perpetrators of this crime are senior regime officials that create the grounds for this disaster to happen.
The protesters chanted anti-regime slogans, including “Down with Khamenei, down with the Islamic Republic” referring to regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the rule of the mullahs.
The Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, which was flying from Tehran to Kiev and Canada, was shot down by two IRGC rockets on January 10, 2020, shortly after it took flight. The shooting down of the airplane took place shortly after the regime conducted a missile attack on a U.S. military base in Iraq.
All 176 passengers of the plane, including the crew, were killed in the incident. The regime initially claimed that the plane had crashed, but in face of undeniable evidence eventually admitted that its military had shot down the plane.
