UK among countries taking Iran to court over 2020 Ukrainian jet horror

Rescue workers at the scene of the 2020 Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, Iran. The UK, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the UN’s highest court (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP/PA)

The UK, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at the United Nations’ highest court over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passenger jet and the deaths of all 176 passengers and crew.

The countries want the International Court of Justice to rule that Iran illegally shot down Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 on January 8 2020, and to order Tehran to apologise and pay compensation to the families of the victims.