Shooting down of PS752: sharp criticism of Iranian military verdict

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Shooting down of PS752: sharp criticism of Iranian military verdict

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In Iran, a military court found ten people responsible for the downing of Ukraine International's Boeing 737 on January 8, 2020 and sentenced them to prison terms. However, only lower-ranking military personnel were tried.

Genau dieser Umstand wird international massiv kritisiert, denn die Kommandierenden wurden bislang nicht belangt. Ali Eftekhari, der Leiter des iranischen Militärgerichts, erklärte, der Fall sei komplex und weise „zahlreiche technische Aspekte“ auf, weshalb er vor das Militärgericht gebracht worden sei. Laut Eftekhari gab es „eine Reihe von Personen, die nicht dem Militär zuzurechnen sind“. Das Gericht verurteilte 10 Personen zu unterschiedlichen Haftstrafen.

„Wie aus dem Urteil hervorgeht, gibt es 10 Angeklagte, und die Ebenen in dem Fall reichen vom Kommando bis zum Systembenutzer“, fügte Eftekhari hinzu und bemerkte, dass die Ränge der Angeklagten vom Zweiten Brigadier bis zum Dritten Leutnant reichten.

Der Leiter des Gerichts wies darauf hin, dass der Bediener der Boden-Luft-Rakete Tor M1 zwei Fehler gemacht habe, nämlich dass er es versäumt habe, das Niveau des mit dem System verbundenen Radars einzustellen, und dass er sich nicht bei einer anderen Kommandozentrale erkundigt habe, ob das Ziel abgeschossen werden solle. Der Angeklagte gab zwar an, dass es einen Kommunikationsverlust gegeben habe, aber „der Kommunikationsverlust wurde nicht bestätigt“, stellte Eftekhari fest und fügte hinzu, dass er „nach eigenem Ermessen gehandelt und geschossen“ habe. „Die Diagnose war falsch, und dieser Fehler ist ein individueller und menschlicher Fehler“.

A bereaved organization sharply criticizes the verdict and describes it as a "sham verdict". It would be "pointless and unacceptable" because the commanders and thus those primarily responsible would not have been prosecuted. Also, the sessions of the military court were held behind closed doors, so it is unclear whether the convicts will ever have to go to prison or whether the regime would rather put on a kind of show.

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