The Cassation Court in Argentina has officially declared Iran and Hezbollah responsible for the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) and the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires. The court describes Iran as a 'terrorist state' and urges the Argentine state to file a formal complaint at international courts against Iran. It also calls for a reform to Argentine law to allow in-absentia trials against the suspects.
on Thursday to formally declare Iran and the Shiite jihadist organization Hezbollah responsible for the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association and the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires.
People hold up pictures of the victims of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center on the 21st anniversary of the terror attack in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, July 17, 2015. Despite the existence of decades’ worth of documented evidence linking Iran and Hezbollah to both attacks, no individuals have yet been convicted.
Argentine President Javier Milei celebrated the court’s ruling in a statement applauding the sentences as an end to decades of “postponement and cover-up” around the two attacks. Milei also condemned the leftist administrations that preceded him for “covering up” Iran’s involvement in the attacks. Both Fernández de Kirchner and her predecessor and husband, late President Nestor Kirchner , fostered friendly ties with Iran during their back-to-back presidencies.Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman accused Fernández de Kirchner of helping Iran cover up its involvement in the AMIA bombing in exchange for beneficial trade deals.
“We have been waiting for years for a ruling to determine who is responsible, which we all knew, but the justice had to say it,” Knoblovits said.
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