In an interview the Iranian pilot of a Venezuelan cargo plane grounded in Argentina three months ago has denied any ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
In an interview with Al Mayadeen published Friday, Captain Ghasemi reiterated the claim that he is a flight instructor and had no ties to the Iranian military except for fighting in the Iran-Iraq War as a volunteer in the Basij Popular Mobilization Forces.
The crew of the plane have been held in Buenos Aires since June over connections with Iran's IRGC Quds Force and links to international terrorism.
Gerardo Milman, Argentine lawmaker, told Iran International in June that Iranians aboard the Venezuelan plane planned “attacks on human targets.” Milman also alleged that Captain Ghasemi was a senior official of Quds.
Source: Iran International