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In a significant move to address longstanding issues of terrorism, Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Wednesday his administration’s plans to pass a law enabling trials in absentia for severe crimes. This legislative change is aimed primarily at prosecuting Iranian officials implicated in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which resulted in 85 deaths and over 300 injuries.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the World Jewish Congress, Milei stressed the importance of standing firm against terrorism. \u201cWe must be firm and relentless against terrorism. There is no subtle distinction, only good and evil,\u201d he declared. His remarks underscore Argentina’s commitment to justice for the victims of the AMIA bombing, an attack attributed to Hezbollah militants acting under directives from the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n
The AMIA bombing, which devastated the Argentine Jewish community and left lasting scars on the nation’s history, has seen little progress in bringing the perpetrators to justice. Despite Argentina’s top criminal court blaming Iran and Hezbollah, Tehran has persistently denied involvement and instead tried to avoid accountability by bribing officials or leveraging grand interests. Milei’s proposed law would enable Argentina to hold the perpetrators accountable, even in their absence. \u201cWhile they may never be able to serve a sentence, they will not be able to escape the eternal condemnation of a free court proving their guilt to the entire world,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
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