Tag: AMIA Memorandum of Understanding

• Tuesday, April 21st 2015 - 08:00 UTC

  Appeals court dismisses Nisman's case against President Cristina Fernandez

  

  A Court of Cassations (Appeals) prosecutor on Monday refused to take on the criminal complaint formulated by late AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, in which he accused Argentine President Cristina Fernández and other government officials of covering up the identities of those responsible for the deadly bombing at the Jewish community centre.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:28 UTC

  Nisman mother's home raided by police; Argentine government again blasts prosecutor's former wife

  

  The game of interests surrounding the investigation of Argentine special prosecutor Alberto Nisman death escalated on Tuesday when police raided the home of the deceased's mother, and cabinet chief Anibal Fernández accused Nisman's former wife of putting 'obstacles' into the probe and suggesting insurance claims could be involved in her actions.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 07:05 UTC

  Prosecution appeals court ruling dismissing Cristina Fernandez from the Iran coverup case

  

  Argentine prosecutor German Moldes has appealed a second court ruling rejecting the report by Alberto Nisman who, a week before he was found dead in his BA City apartment under mysterious circumstances in January, accused President Cristina Fernández and top government officials of seeking to cover up Iran’s alleged involvement in the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center back in 1994.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 05:49 UTC

  Maximo Kirchner accused of having secret accounts in the US and Cayman Islands

  

  Maximo Kirchner, son of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and former Defense and Security Minister Nilda Garre figure with secret bank accounts, stashed with millions of dollars, in the United States and in the Cayman Islands, according to reports in Buenos Aires daily Clarin and Brazil's Veja, the weekly magazine with the largest circulation in that country.

• Thursday, March 26th 2015 - 09:30 UTC

  Timerman rejects Iran cover-up claims and again supports the MoU signed with Teheran

  

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Hector Timerman has rejected the cover-up accusations made by Alberto Nisman before the AMIA special prosecutor was found dead in his Buenos Aires City apartment more than two months ago under unclear circumstances.

• Monday, March 16th 2015 - 10:39 UTC

  Israel newspaper questions Nisman’s accusations against Cristina Fernandez and Timerman

  

  Israeli newspaper Haaretz has published an article questioning the criminal accusation filed by late AMIA prosecutor Alberto Nisman against Argentine President Cristina Fernández and Foreign minister Hector Timerman, while asserting that the official's handling of the case was far from exemplary.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2015 - 06:33 UTC

  Journalist who first reported Nisman's death sues Aerolineas and Telam

  

  Following the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, an Argentine-Israeli journalist who first reported the death has sued two state-owned companies that publicized his private data.

• Thursday, March 5th 2015 - 07:39 UTC

  Prosecutor appeals ruling dismissing Argentine president involvement in Iran cover up complaint

  

  While Argentina's Federal Prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita filed an appeal against Judge Daniel Rafecas’ ruling dismissing late Alberto Nisman’s AMIA cover-up complaint against President Cristina Fernández and top administration officials, the government published in major newspapers an ad praising Rafecas' decision and suggesting a 'destabilization plan'.

• Monday, March 2nd 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez defends the Kirchner legacy and warns her December successor

  

  In her usual fiery style Argentine president Cristina Fernandez on Sunday addressing Congress lashed out at the Judicial branch, questioned the political use of the AMIA bombing, for the first time openly referred to the Nisman case, and underlined that Argentina is no longer 'in the red'. She ended with a veiled warning to whoever succeeds her following on October's presidential election.

• Thursday, February 26th 2015 - 21:52 UTC

  Judge dismisses case against Cristina Fernandez for alleged Iran cover up

  

  Argentine federal judge Daniel Rafecas on Thursday dismissed the case against President Cristina Fernandez, in which it was claimed she, together with other officials conspired to spare Iranian officials from prosecution over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.