Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Friday that the Canadian court does not have jurisdiction over the case of a Ukrainian airliner mistakenly shot down by the IRGC over the suburb of Tehran in January 2020.
Saeed Khatibzadeh, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, made the remarks on Friday, a day after a court in the Canadian province of Ontarioon Thursday held Iran responsible for the unintentional shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January 2020, soon after it took off from Tehran.
Khatibzadeh dismissed the Canadian court ruling as biased, politically motivated and not based on concrete evidence.
The spokesman added that it wascommon knowledge that theCanadian court has no jurisdiction over theplane incident as it had taken place outsidethe territory and jurisdiction of Canada.
He further described the rulinga disgrace for Canada's judicial system, sayingthat the Canadian court followed in the footsteps of the American courts in their rulings.
Khatibzadeh once again offered condolences to and expressed sympathy with the families of victims, calling on Canada todemonstrate maturity and act in accordance with internationally recognized rules.