Iran rejects Argentine request for arrest of Interior Minister

by times news cr

2024-05-01 00:55:07

The arrest warrant requested by Argentina against the Iranian Minister of the Interior, for his alleged involvement in the 1994 attack against the Jewish community AMIA of Buenos Aires, which left 85 dead, was yesterday considered “illegal” by Iran.

The Islamic Republic “strongly condemned the reiteration of illegal requests based on lies (…) by some Argentine judges regarding Iranian citizens for the AMIA case,” said the spokesperson for the Islamic Republic. Foreign Ministry in Tehran, Nasser Kanani.

On April 12, the Argentine justice system determined that the attacks in the center of Buenos Aires They were ordered by Iran.

On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry called for the international arrest of Iran’s Interior Minister, Ahmed Vahidi. The Interpol Central Office issued a red notice for the arrest at the request of Argentina.

The attack on the AMIA was the second against the Argentine Jewish community, the largest in Latin America, after the attack in 1992 against the Israeli embassy, ​​which left 29 dead. Both attacks remain unpunished. /AFP

2024-05-01 00:55:07

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