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What was Germany's role in chemical bombardment of Sardasht in Iran?
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Photo shows one of the victims of Sardasht chemical attack
Pars Today- Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said in the anniversary of chemical bombardment of Sardasht city of Iran, "Germany should accept its legal and moral responsibility with exposure of reality about its role in the Iraqi chemical program [in 1980s]."
38 years have passed since the deceased Iraqi dictator Saddam's crime against the people of Sardasht, western Iran. On June 28, 1987, Saddam's fighter jets dropped chemical bombs over Sardasht city to register his name as the second user of these weapons after WWII. According to the official statistics, 113 civilians were martyred while over 8,000 others injured during the crime. 1,324 of the inhabitants of the city are still suffering from the consequences of those attacks. According to Pars Today, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Esmail Baqaei, wrote on Saturday on the 38th anniversary of the heinous crime, "This was not the first time that the Iraqi dictator used chemical weapons against Iran in his aggressive war. During the 8-year imposed war, Saddam's military attacked Iranian soldiers and civilians several times with chemical gases without being arraigned and punished by the world community."
Baqaei stressed that 38 years after that crime, Iranians still demand the exposure of reality and execution of justice for those who equipped Saddam's regime with chemical weapons.
The Iranian diplomat, pointing to the role of Germany, Britain, the US and the Netherlands in development of the Iraqi chemical weapons program, wrote, "The role of the German companies is quite notable in the Iraqi program of weapons of mass destruction and the German government has been actively aware of this issue."
Baqaei made it clear, "Germany must accept its legal and moral responsibility with the exposure of reality on its role in the Iraqi program of weapons of mass destruction."
He concluded, "The demand of Iranians for reality and justice will not be undermined as war crimes and crimes against humanity are not subject to the passage of time."
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