By Patrick Goodenough December 8, 2017
A judge in Argentina has ordered the arrest of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, accusing her of “treason” for allegedly covering up Iran’s suspected responsibility for the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s history. Judge Claudio Bonadio formally asked the Senate to remove the immunity that the 64-year-old former two-term president now enjoys as a senator, so that she can be brought to trial. The political explosive ruling – which may ultimately help to shed more light on Iran’s global terrorism – also affects several other accused senior figures, including former Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and Carlos Zannini, the former president’s legal and technical secretary and a close aide. The judge ruled that Kirchner and others had abused their powers, betrayed the national interest and those of the people affected by the 1994 bombing of the AMIA (Argentine-Israel Mutual Association) Jewish community center in Buenos Aires........To Read More....
My Take - Is it possible Argentina has a deeper sense and commitment to the Rule of Law than does the United States? Maybe!
A judge in Argentina has ordered the arrest of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, accusing her of “treason” for allegedly covering up Iran’s suspected responsibility for the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s history. Judge Claudio Bonadio formally asked the Senate to remove the immunity that the 64-year-old former two-term president now enjoys as a senator, so that she can be brought to trial. The political explosive ruling – which may ultimately help to shed more light on Iran’s global terrorism – also affects several other accused senior figures, including former Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and Carlos Zannini, the former president’s legal and technical secretary and a close aide. The judge ruled that Kirchner and others had abused their powers, betrayed the national interest and those of the people affected by the 1994 bombing of the AMIA (Argentine-Israel Mutual Association) Jewish community center in Buenos Aires........To Read More....
My Take - Is it possible Argentina has a deeper sense and commitment to the Rule of Law than does the United States? Maybe!
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