Argentina judge dismisses bombing cover-up case against President

An Argentine judge dismissed charges that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner tried to shield Iranian officials from prosecution over the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center, the biggest terrorist attack in the country’s history, saying the evidence “clearly” contradicted some of the claims. Prosecutors had sought to relaunch the case against Kirchner that was being brought by their late colleague Alberto Nisman, who died mysteriously last month after accusing Kirchner

There’s lots of skepticism about everything — about the judges, the prosecutors, the politicians. People make their own judgments and that’s part of the seriousness of the situation.

Management & Fit Director Mariel Fornoni

Nisman was appointed a decade ago to re-open the investigation into the long-unsolved bombing, and was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in his bathroom the day before he was due to present evidence for his claims at a congressional hearing. Fernandez has denied the allegations, while her government has called the evidence “flimsy”. Pollicita subsequently took over the case. While the judge’s decision eases some pressure on Fernandez, the case is likely to remain a factor in the elections since more than half of Argentines believe she is guilty, according to a poll by Management & Fit.

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