Father of Iran Flight Crash Victim Arrives in Ottawa With Demands for Justice

Father of Iran Flight Crash Victim Arrives in Ottawa With Demands for Justice
Mehrzad Zarei marches during a demonstration in Ottawa on Aug 25, 2022. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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The father of a victim aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752—shot down by Iranian missiles in January 2020—has arrived in Ottawa after marching for over two weeks to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Mehrzad Zarei, father of 17-year-old Arad who died in the shootdown, began his journey from Richmond Hill, Ont., to Ottawa on Aug. 10 to hand Trudeau a letter with demands for justice for the flight victims.