He was accused of “inciting” the protesters in front of Amir Kabir University.

The British ambassador is to be summoned on Sunday for further explanations due to his presence in Tehran unrest.

On Saturday, a group of students had gathered inside the university to voice their protest after Iran officially announced the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane by mistake on Wednesday morning.

The Armed Force General Staff said the air defense unintentionally shot down the passenger plane amid the highest level of readiness because of a possible military strike by the U.S.

Iran has said those responsible for this “disaster” will be brought to justice.

Earlier, the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces announced that the country’s air defense unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane on January 8 amid the highest level of readiness because of a possible military attack by the US.

Later, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei ordered the Iranian Armed Forces to hold an inquiry about the faults and shortcomings that resulted in the unintentional downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane by the air defense.

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According To Iran News, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei urged the Iranian officials to show “Islamic mercy” to the individuals engaged in the recent unrest in Iran.

Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday responded to a report submitted by Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani, who has made suggestions for handling the situation of the people killed or injured during the recent violent unrest in Iran.

In response to the report, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “They (the suggestions) should be carried out immediately, and the suspicious people in each group must be treated in a way that is closer to the Islamic mercy.”

Shamkhani had made the report after the Leader ordered him to investigate the reasons behind the outbreak of unrest carefully, and to address the situation of the victims and their families.

The SNSC had also proposed that the ordinary citizens killed in the clashes without playing any role in the protests or riots be declared “martyrs” within the legal frameworks.

Moreover, it had suggested paying financial compensation (Diyya) to the families of the victims killed in the protests in any manner.

It was also decided that a difference be made between the respectable families of the dead and the families of those who have been killed in armed clashes with the security forces.

Ayatollah Khamenei has also called for “Islamic mercy” in the treatment of families of the third group of the people who are suspects for thuggery.

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