Thirty years following the assault on Jewish community: Argentina expresses condemnation
In the 30-year span post a devastating bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, an international court has pinned the blame on the Argentine state for its negligence leading up to and following the attack. The authorities were found lacking in preventive measures and thorough investigations, decided the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
The Court strongly urged Argentina to apprehend the suspects and bring them to justice. The case has been ongoing in the Costa Rican Court for 25 years. The Argentine government admitted its oversights concerning the case two years ago.
On July 18, 1994, roughly 85 individuals lost their lives, and over 300 got wounded due to the bombing of the Jewish community center AMIA, located in the Argentine capital. The terror group Hezbollah, affiliated with the Iranian regime, is suspected to have orchestrated the attack, as per the latest Argentine court findings.
During the presidency of Cristina Kirchner (2007-2015), the Argentine government entered into an agreement with Tehran, transferring the investigation to an international fact-finding commission. The special prosecutor responsible for the inquiry into the attack, Alberto Nisman, was discovered deceased in his apartment in early 2015. Before his demise, he publicly accused Kirchner of obstructing justice and concealing facts surrounding the case.
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Despite the court's urging, the arrest of the suspects in the AMIA bombing case remains elusive in Argentina, marking several years of inaction. In light of the Municipality of Buenos Aires' role in the years leading up to the attack, public demands for accountability and transparency continue to grow.
