It’s necessary to clarify this is not the case opened by the late Prosecutor Alberto Nisman, which investigated whether Cristina and Timerman covered up the role Iran could have played in the AMIA bombing. Just like with Nisman’s accusation, the case had been archived by Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas in 2015. Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio today upheld a request from family members of victims of the 1994 Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish center bombing to be appointed as plaintiffs in a case investigating former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and former Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman for treason. In fact, the president of the Delegation of Israeli Associations (DAIA), Ariel Cohen Sabban, today also officially requested Judge Rafecas de-archive the case, but it hasn’t transpired whether he presented new evidence. Just in case you forgot what the Nisman case and the memorandum of understanding (MOU) are all about, here’s a brief explanation: In 2013 Argentina and Iran signed this MOU to conduct a bilateral joint investigation into the bombing.

Source: The Bubble August 02, 2016 19:52 UTC