Posted on 01/14/2020 12:54:58 AM PST by keat
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's judiciary said Tuesday arrests have been made over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed all 176 people on board just after takeoff from Tehran.
The announcement came shortly after Iran's president called for a special court to be set up to probe the downing last week of the plane by Iranian forces.
Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili was quoted by Iranian state media saying that "extensive investigations have taken place and some individuals are arrested. He did not say how many individuals have been detained or name them.
Iran, which initially dismissed allegations that a missile had brought down the jetliner, acknowledged — three days after Wednesday's downing and in the face of mounting evidence — that its Revolutionary Guard had shot down the Ukrainian plane by mistake.
“A court martial must determine if the order to fire the missile had sufficient basis under the military rules at the time”
They take some schlep off the street, train him to act like a soldier, the ones they see on TV, and that’s about it. An officer sits him down at a console and points. “This happens, then this, you press this button.”
“But sir, what happens when I press the button.”
“You don’t need to know. This, then this, then you press. Got it?”
“Yes sir!”
When a civilian plane gets shot down, take the schlep out and shoot him. Get another schlep.
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