(Ottawa) An Ontario court awards more than $ 107 million to the families of six victims of the crash of Flight 752, which was shot down by the Iranian military with its passengers on board in January 2020.
The judgment released on Monday follows a previous ruling that Iran’s missile fire was an act of intentional terrorism, paving the way for the families of the victims to seek compensation from the responsible country.
Last May, Ontario Superior Court Judge Edward Belobaba found, on a balance of probabilities, that the missiles that shot down Ukraine International Airlines operated Flight 752 on January 8, 2020 were fired deliberately at one point. where there was no armed conflict in the region.
He therefore considered that it was an act of terrorism which invalidated Iran’s immunity from civil prosecution.
While the State Immunity Act protects foreign governments from prosecution, the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act provides an exception in cases where losses are caused by terrorist activity.
More than 100 of the 176 people killed in the crash had ties to Canada, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents.