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January 14, 2020 The Iranian judiciary has announced that the first arrests have been made for the shooting down of the Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger in Tehran last Wednesday. "Extensive investigations were conducted and some people arrested," judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told a press conference on television.Rohani promises transparency on investigations
Iranian President Hassan Rohani ensured transparency on ongoing investigations into the shooting down of the Ukrainian plane, committed "by mistake" by Tehran and costing the life of 176 people, which caused street protests in the capital and in several cities of the country. "As a representative of the Iranian nation and as president, I will follow and inform the people about the results, whatever they are, that we will get in the next steps," said Rohani, speaking at an event in Tehran dedicated to agriculture.
According to reports from the Iranian media, the president also hypothesized the creation of a "special court" for the affair.
People know that the accident happened unwittingly, but the conditions that led to it should be clear, "he added, referring to the attack launched that same night by Tehran against US bases in Iraq in response to the commander's killing of the Iranian forces Al Quds, General Qasem Soleimani. "The government feels responsible for the victims and will respect all its legal obligations - he continued - but more important is that our people are reassured that these incidents do not happen again ".