An Argentine prosecutor accused the president of orchestrating a cover up of Iran's responsibility for a bomb blast in a Jewish community centre that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires.
The state prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, accused Cristina Fernandez of pushing to drop the criminal investigation into the 1994 bombing, to normalise relations with Iran and secure oil deals.
Fernandez opened a 'truth commission' with Iran in 2013 to investigate the bombings, which was criticised by the Nisman, as a pact to deactivate arrest warrants and avoid prosecution.
Responding to accusations, the president's chief of staff, Anibal Fernandez, dismissed allegations, stating,
"This is a very serious accusation, probably the most serious levied against Cristina Fernandez during her administration. The prosecutor is accusing her of being responsible for a manoeuvre to cover up the worst terrorist attack in Argentine history."
The state prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, accused Cristina Fernandez of pushing to drop the criminal investigation into the 1994 bombing, to normalise relations with Iran and secure oil deals.
Fernandez opened a 'truth commission' with Iran in 2013 to investigate the bombings, which was criticised by the Nisman, as a pact to deactivate arrest warrants and avoid prosecution.
Responding to accusations, the president's chief of staff, Anibal Fernandez, dismissed allegations, stating,
"This is a very serious accusation, probably the most serious levied against Cristina Fernandez during her administration. The prosecutor is accusing her of being responsible for a manoeuvre to cover up the worst terrorist attack in Argentine history."