Argentine prosecutor: President allowed impunity in bombing

A prosecutor investigating Argentina's worst terrorist attack is accusing President Cristina Fernandez of reaching a deal with Iran to avoid punishing those responsible.

The 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association in downtown Buenos Aires remains unsolved, but Argentina and Iran reached an agreement in 2013 to investigate the attack.

In a statement released today, Argentine Prosecutor Alberto Nisman accused Fernandez and other senior officials of agreeing not to punish at least two former Iranian officials in the case. He asked a judge to call the president and others for questioning.

The prosecutor in 2013 released an indictment accusing Iran and Hezbollah of organising the attack.
 

A federal judge must decide whether to hear the complaint and whether anyone should be called in for questioning.