The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran has released the final report on the helicopter crash of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, according to which the main cause of the helicopter crash was ‘complex weather and atmospheric conditions in the area’, including ‘dense fog’. ‘ due to which the helicopter crashed into the mountain.
The final report of the ‘High Commission’ on the helicopter crash of Ibrahim Raisi was published on Sunday. Earlier, the commission had published two reports on the crash of the helicopter carrying Ibrahim Raisi and his companions.
The final report said that an examination of the helicopter’s repair and service documents from the time of purchase to the day of the accident revealed that all these were up to ‘standard’ and that the helicopter was in good condition. ‘There were no signs of tampering with components and systems.’
The helicopter carrying the Iranian president was owned by the Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the report said that according to mission documents, everything from the presidential office’s request for the helicopter to the time of the crash ” The proposal was in accordance with the guidelines and rules and regulations and the necessary standards have been complied with in the meantime.’
According to the investigation commission’s report, the helicopter was on the correct flight path from Tabriz to Aghband Bridge, Qazklasi Dam and from there to Tabriz Refinery and did not deviate from the designated route.
In addition, the report ruled out the possibility of the helicopter being targeted by ‘defensive systems or an attack, electronic warfare and the creation of magnetic and laser fields’.
According to the investigation commission’s report, the helicopter was on the correct flight path from Tabriz to Aghband Bridge, Qazklasi Dam and from there to Tabriz Refinery and did not deviate from the designated route.
The report states that an examination of cabin communications and helicopter flight information did not include “any message or announcement of an emergency” from the helicopter pilot, while toxicology and pathology reports. I found ‘no suspicious material’ in the bodies.
The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces said that the commission was composed of military and civilian experts and had carefully reviewed the technical, engineering, electronic and navigational capabilities of the crashed helicopter.
Earlier, Iranian TV discussed the issue of thick clouds in a report titled ‘Accident Story’ and showed a photo saying that it was taken by Gholam Hossein Ismaili, the head of Ibrahim Raisi’s office. who were in the other helicopter that crossed these dark clouds.
The report was aired exactly one week after Raisi’s helicopter crash.
On Sunday, May 30, hours after a meeting between the presidents of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan at a border point and a ceremony to inaugurate a dam, the interior minister initially said that the helicopter carrying Ebrahim Raisi and his companions had hit a ‘hard ‘landing’ but an hour later it became clear that the helicopter was missing and a search was launched.
On the morning of Monday, May 31, the wreckage of the helicopter was found and it was announced that Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahyan, Tabriz Imam Mohammad Al-Hashim, Governor of East Azerbaijan Malik Rahmati and Commander of the Presidential Protection Unit Mehdi Mousavi were killed.
Conflicting reports after the crash, a long search for the helicopter wreckage and an alleged call from the helicopter pilot’s cell phone have fueled confusion, speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding the crash.
Ahead of the publication of the investigative commission’s final report, a radical political activist, Mohammad Mahajiri, in a note, spoke of the release of the US police’s official report on the assassination of Donald Trump and the closure of the case, comparing it to similar incidents in Iran. What happened to the same events?
‘Compare this case with cases that have been opened in our country, and some of them are not closed even after months and years, and analysts and semi-analysts talk about them from time to time.’
He gave the example of Ibrahim Raisi’s helicopter crash and said that the technical and detailed investigation by several special and expert groups shows that there is no evidence of sabotage, attack, conspiracy and the like in this crash. have been found, and the only reason is that the accident was human error. But the closure of the case has not been announced and room for speculation has been left open.
