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Did Argentine president cover up AMIA bombing? |
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 |
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JERUSALEM (Arutz-7) – Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was charged last Thursday with obstructing justice in an investigation into the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires.
Menem, 78, served as president from 1989 to 1999. He is accused of covering up the possible involvement of an Argentine businessman of Syrian origin. Menem is also of Syrian origin. Menem’s brother Munir is a suspect in the case as well.
Menem appeared in court in connection with the alleged cover-up in March. At the time, he refused to respond to the prosecution’s questions.
“This is an important step forward on the bumpy road to justice in this terror attack,” B’nai B’rith International President Moishe Smith said. “It is encouraging to see movement in this case, 15 years after the depraved bombing. The Argentine government’s renewed commitment to holding accountable those responsible for the barbaric attack, or those who failed to properly investigate it, clearly demonstrates the world will not forget acts of terror.”
Eighty-five people were murdered in the AMIA bombing and hundreds more were wounded. Two years earlier, a bombing at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires killed 29 people.
The bombing remains unsolved. Argentine investigators have accused Iran of directing the bombing and in 2007 obtained international arrest warrants for several Iranians. In response, Iranian officials accused Argentina of carrying out the bombing in order to implicate Iran. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 October 2009 )
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