Iran Press/ Iran News: The second conference commemorating martyrs defending the Holy shrine and martyrs defending Tehran's security "Soleimani's Comrades" kicked off a while ago at Milad Tower, Tehran.
General Esmaeil Qaani, commander of IRGC Quds Force, some other officials, and the families of the martyrs, are present in the ceremony.
Abbas Ali Kadkhodaie, the head of an Iranian special committee tasked with prosecuting suspects in the assassination of General Soleimani, says: 90 citizens of different countries are accused of participating in the assassination of Martyr Soleimani, and their names are listed in the indictment.
General Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Second-in-Command Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were assassinated along with their companions in a US drone strike authorized by the former US President Donald Trump near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020.
General Soleimani and his companions were highly popular because of their key role in eliminating the US-backed ISIS terrorist group in the region, particularly in Iraq and Syria.
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General Soleimani was assassinated by the US while he was in Baghdad at the official invitation of the Iraqi government.
Abbas Ali Kadkhodaie said: The crime that America committed by assassinating Martyr Soleimani was a clear crime in terms of international laws. It violated both Iraqi sovereignty and international laws. According to international laws, governments are obliged to protect the lives of representatives and envoys of other countries.
"Although the influence of arrogant countries is high in the international forums, the action of America was so heinous that most international experts emphasize that the assassination of Soleimani was a crime, reminded Kadkhodaie adding, In his report, the human rights rapporteur announced the assassination a violation and did not accept the US excuses," he noted.
While appreciating the good cooperation of the Iraqi government in this case, he said: "If we form an international court between Iraq and Iran, we can speed up the proceedings. Of course, the Iraqi government has announced its readiness for that."
"Americans should know that this is a crime and they should be held accountable for their crimes," the head of an Iranian special committee tasked with prosecuting suspects in the assassination of General Soleimani added.
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