US judge: Iran must pay $6bn to victims of 9/11 attacks

[BATMAN]

Don't worry defence.pk will fight the case of Iran.

 

[TheImmortal]

When will the US pay for this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655

They already did, too bad Iranians didn’t have an ounce of respect for themselves. They accepted pennies on the dollar. If they had waited (years) They may have faired better.

 

[scimitar19]

These guys will press chargers against Iran for Pearl Harbor massacre bombing and ask for family compensation

 

[PurpleStone]

That's a big amount. Does it need to be paid in lump sum or can it be paid in installments?

Iran could buy 4 squadrons of SU-35s with that money.

 

[Bahram Esfandiari]

That's a big amount. Does it need to be paid in lump sum or can it be paid in installments?

Iran could buy 4 squadrons of SU-35s with that money.

These clowns will never see that money!

 

[ejaz007]

US judge: Iran must pay $6bn to victims of 9/11 attacks
Lawsuit alleges Iran trained September 11 hijackers but official investigation found no evidence of Iranian involvement.

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A judge in the US has issued a default judgement requiring Iran to pay more than $6bn to victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, court filings show.

Monday's ruling in the case - Thomas Burnett, Sr et al v. The Islamic Republic of Iran et al - finds "the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran" liable for the deaths of more than 1,000 people as a result of the September 11 attacks, Judge George B Daniels of the Southern District Court of New York wrote.

Iran is ordered to pay "$12,500,000 per spouse, $8,500,000 per parent, $8,500,000 per child, and $4,250,000 per sibling" to the families and estates of the deceased, court filings say.

A 4.96 annual interest rate will also be applied to the amount, starting from September 11, 2001 to the date of the judgement.

A default judgement is issued when a defendant does not contest the case in court.

Daniels issued other default judgements against Iran in 2011 and 2016 that ordered the Islamic Republic to pay victims and insurers billions of dollars for damages and deaths in the hijacker attacks.

Iran has not commented on the cases.

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Allegations against Iran, Saudi Arabia
Though the lawsuit alleged Iran supported the hijackers with training and other assistance, any Iranian involvement in the attacks remains unclear.

The 9/11 Commission, which was tasked with preparing a "full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding" the attacks, found no evidence of direct Iranian support, other than certain 9/11 hijackers travelled through Iran on their way to Afghanistan, without having their passports stamped.

Saudi Arabia remains the main target of US citizens looking for damages in relation to the attacks.

The judgement against Iran was issued in a court case consisting of more than 40 lawsuits that have been consolidated over the years.

Plaintiffs allege that Saudi Arabia provided material support to the 19 hijackers who crashed commercial airliners into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington.

Another plane, reportedly targeting the White House, crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers confronted the hijackers.

Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudi citizens. Plaintiffs are seeking billions of dollars in damages from Saudi Arabia.

JASTA lawsuits
Typically, sovereign governments are immune from lawsuits in US courts.

That changed in 2016 when the US passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which opened states up to lawsuits involving their alleged participation in international acts of "terrorism".

Saudi Arabia, which has long been an alleged supporter of the attacks, engaged in a massive lobbying campaign in the US to block the act's passage.

Campaign tactics included misrepresenting legal consequences of passing the law by telling policymakers and veterans that US soldiers could be sued in foreign courts.

Lobbying and public relations firms hired by Saudi Arabia paid for veterans to fly to Washington, DC, in order to visit legislators and argue against JASTA's passing.

News reports said some veterans did not know their trips were paid for by the Saudis.

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SOURCE: AL JAZEERA NEWS

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/judge-iran-pay-6bn-victims-911-attacks-180501120240366.html

 

[mohsen]

Time for our reformists to see the truth and for god sake, find out that US law is law of jungle. Saudis attacked Twin Towers and we should pay for the victims of it, it's law of jungle.

The principal of brainwashing is that they can't use their brain anymore, their brain isolates certain inputs, so no processing, no output.

 

[Hack-Hook]

It seems USA really don't like Boeing to sell us any Airplane, they seems have forgotten we still didn't pay any money to Boeing for that deal to be confiscated by them. now I'm sure Russia and China have good plane for those 737 we were supposed to buy from Boeing .

 

[zartosht]

this is a good look into how pathetic the American judiciary system is.

Why don't they just sue Russia as well? might as well throw china in there too

its a case of: if anything happens to you as an American. all you need to do is hire a jewish lawyer, go to some court and sue some American geopolitical enemy for astronomical sums. doesn't need to make any sense beyond that.

If its iran, you could probably win millions by blaming iran for last nights taco that gave you diarrhea as well....

and these same people and propagandists can come and shamelessly criticize other countries court systems.

Iran better be careful. Zionists tried to sue for old Persian museum artifacts before..

next up... Zionists sue iran for the 'holocaust'. demanding 100 billion dollars, irans nuclearprogram, defense/missile industries, and perspolis....

 

[Aramagedon]

 

[Rain]

US Judges are like Pakistani Judges!

 

[OldTwilight]

Time for our reformists to see the truth and for god sake, find out that US law is law of jungle. Saudis attacked Twin Towers and we should pay for the victims of it, it's law of jungle.

The Whores generally have no self respect and dignity ....

 

[Imran Khan]

WTH i just read .