After ruling issued by the Federal Court of Criminal Cassation for the attacks against AMIA and the Israeli embassyhe United States Congress expressed his support for the decision of the Argentine Justice. “We praise the enormous courage of the Argentine prosecutors and judges who worked to provide transparency to victims“, they stated Ben CardinDemocratic senator from Texas and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Michael McCaulRepublican congressman and head of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee.
The ruling issued by cassation established that the attacks that occurred in March 1992 and July 1994 “responded to a political and strategic design” of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Furthermore, it also states that both attacks were carried out by the terrorist organization. Hezbollah.
Statements from the United States Congress
“On Friday, the Argentina’s top criminal court found Iran responsible for ordering the 1992 and 1994 terrorist attacks against Israeli Embassy and AMIA. We praise the enormous courage of the Argentine prosecutors and judges who worked to provide transparency to the victims,” they declared from the United States Congress after learning of the ruling of the Argentine justice system.
Furthermore, legislators Cardin and McCaul highlighted the decision of the Argentine judges “in the midst of the unprecedented violence by the regime towards Israel“. Finally, both congressmen stated that “USA must stand with those seeking justice and against increasing efforts to harass them.”
The statement comes after on April 11, the Federal Court of Criminal Cassation ruled that the attack against the Israeli embassy that occurred in March 1992 and the bomb that blew up the headquarters of the AMIA on July 18, 1994 “responded to a political and strategic design” of the Islamic Republic of Iran and that both attacks were carried out by the terrorist organization Hezbollah. The rulings were signed by the judges Carlos Mahiques, Diego Barroetaveña and Angela Ledesmafrom Room II of the Criminal Cassation Chamber.
The decision came days before Iran attacked Israel for the first time in its history, in response to the Israeli offensive on the Iranian embassy in the city of Damascus, Syria. Iranian actions received a strong condemnation by the United States and its alliesincluding the Argentina.
AMIA case: The details of the ruling
The ruling of the Argentine justice system refers to two of the worst attacks in the history of our country. On March 17, 1992, the first of the attacks occurred when a bomb exploded at the Israeli Embassy headquarterswhich caused the death of 22 people.
Just two years later, still during the mandate of Carlos Menem, July 18, 1994 A car bomb climbed onto the sidewalk and hit the AMIA building. The Trafic truck had inside a combination of explosives that It caused the death of 85 people.
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According to the justice investigation, the reason for the attack in Argentina was “the unilateral decision of the government to cancel three contracts for the provision of nuclear material and technology agreed with Iran, as a consequence of a foreign policy shift that occurred between late 1991 and mid-1992. Along these lines, the ruling considered that the attack was directed towards the Jewish and American community in Argentina.
The Cassation decision also established that the attack on AMIA classifies as a crime against humanity”which enables Argentina to formally sue to the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to detail Mahiquessaid claim can be made by diplomatic channel or through an arbitral tribunal or even through international Court of Justicethe main judicial body of the United Nations.
The ruling also stated that the executive and legislative powers define public policies as soon as possible in reference to the establishment of the absentee process, the creation of new federal investigative agencies of complex crimes, such as terrorism, modernization and provision of greater resources in the process of systematization and knowledge of the intelligence documentation that was declassified.
Finally, the ruling confirmed the acquittal of Carlos Telleldín, the first detainee in the case. According to the investigation, it was confirmed that the truck used for the attack It wasn’t the one the mechanic soldbecause they do not have sufficient evidence to link it.
Source: Ambito
