Ralph Goodale, the former Liberal public safety minister, says Iran doesn't have the right to offer compensation to victims' families unilaterally. Goodale told The Canadian Press the final amount will be subject to negotiations between Iran and Canada and the four other countries whose citizens were killed on the plane. Iranian state television announced on Dec. 30 that the Tehran government was setting aside $150,000 for each family that lost someone on the plane. Under the Chicago Convention that governs international civil aviation law, Iran is the lead investigator of the incident because the plane was felled on its soil. Compensation offer 'out of sync' with international lawGoodale said the convention lays out a series of steps for starting negotiations and that Iran's compensation offer is "out of sync" with international aviation law.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2021 16:32 UTC