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| Amia bombing: Argentina and Iran agree truth commission | Amia bombing: Argentina and Iran agree truth commission |
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| Argentina and Iran are to jointly set up a commission to investigate the 1994 bombing of the Israeli-Argentine Mutual Association (Amia) Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires. | |
| The commission will be made up of five independent judges, none of whom will be from either Argentina or Iran. | The commission will be made up of five independent judges, none of whom will be from either Argentina or Iran. |
| Argentine courts have blamed Iran for the attack, which killed 85 people. Iran has always denied any involvement. | |
| Israel said it was "surprised" by news of the commission. | |
| Foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told the AFP news agency that they were waiting "to receive full details" from Argentina. | |
| Iran agreed last July to cooperate with Argentina in the investigation, which it said "was going down the wrong way". | |
| Such negotiations have alarmed Israel and Argentina's sizeable Jewish community, who fear Argentina is weakening in its resolve to put suspects on trial. | |
| "We warned the Argentines from the start that the Iranians would try to set a trap for them and that they should beware," Mr Palmor was quoted by the AFP as saying on Monday. | |
| High-profile suspect | |
| Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called the agreement "historic". | Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called the agreement "historic". |
| "It guarantees the right to due process of law, a fundamental principle of international criminal law," Ms Kirchner said. | "It guarantees the right to due process of law, a fundamental principle of international criminal law," Ms Kirchner said. |
| She said Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and his Iranian counterpart had signed a memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of an African Union summit in Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. | She said Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and his Iranian counterpart had signed a memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of an African Union summit in Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia. |
| It still has to be ratified by the parliaments of both countries. | It still has to be ratified by the parliaments of both countries. |
| The commission will "analyse all the documentation presented to date by the judicial authorities of Argentina and Iran", Ms Fernandez said on her Twitter account. | The commission will "analyse all the documentation presented to date by the judicial authorities of Argentina and Iran", Ms Fernandez said on her Twitter account. |
| According to Mr Timerman, the agreement will make it possible for Argentine legal officials to question Iranian suspects in Tehran. | According to Mr Timerman, the agreement will make it possible for Argentine legal officials to question Iranian suspects in Tehran. |
| Among the suspects named by Argentine prosecutors when they made their case in 2007 is Iran's current Defence Minister, Gen Ahmed Vahidi. | Among the suspects named by Argentine prosecutors when they made their case in 2007 is Iran's current Defence Minister, Gen Ahmed Vahidi. |
| At the time of the attack, Gen Vahidi was the commander of a special unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. | At the time of the attack, Gen Vahidi was the commander of a special unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard. |
| Argentine prosecutors said Iran planned and financed the attack, and that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carried it out. | Argentine prosecutors said Iran planned and financed the attack, and that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carried it out. |
| No-one has been convicted of the car bombing which destroyed the seven-storey cultural centre. | No-one has been convicted of the car bombing which destroyed the seven-storey cultural centre. |