Military Court Begins Hearings on Ukraine Plane Crash

Date: 23 November 2021 - 21:38

News ID: ۹۶۹۶۳

TEHRAN -- An Iranian military court on Tuesday started a hearing process over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane near the capital Tehran in 2020 that killed all 176 people aboard.
A first hearing session, chaired by Judge Ebrahim Mehranfar, was held on Sunday in the presence of the defendants, the suspects, the families of the victims and their lawyers, Mizan news agency reported. Ten military personnel from various ranks were present at the session as suspects.