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Argentine court clears ex-President Menem in Jewish bombing cover-up case
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 28, 2019 / 3:40 PM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO
Argentine court clears ex-President Menem in Jewish bombing cover-up case
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine court on Thursday cleared former President Carlos Menem on charges that he conspired to derail investigations into a deadly bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires 25 years ago.
The 88-year-old Menem, who ruled Argentina from 1989 to 1999, has always denied that he tried to quash the probe into the bombing, which left 85 dead and has never been solved.
On Thursday, the federal court that absolved him sentenced former judge Juan Jose Galeano - who was initially in charge of the investigation into the attack - to six years in jail. He was found guilty of embezzlement and covering up evidence, accusations he has denied.
It also handed down a suspended two-year prison sentence against ex-prosecutors Eamon Mullen and Jose Barbaccia for failing to execute their duties as they related to the case.
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Argentine court clears ex-President Menem in Jewish bombing cover-up case
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An Argentine court on Thursday cleared former President Carlos Menem on charges that he conspired to derail investigations into a deadly bombing at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires 25 years ago.
The 88-year-old Menem, who ruled Argentina from 1989 to 1999, has always denied that he tried to quash the probe into the bombing, which left 85 dead and has never been solved.
On Thursday, the federal court that absolved him sentenced former judge Juan Jose Galeano - who was initially in charge of the investigation into the attack - to six years in jail. He was found guilty of embezzlement and covering up evidence, accusations he has denied.
It also handed down a suspended two-year prison sentence against ex-prosecutors Eamon Mullen and Jose Barbaccia for failing to execute their duties as they related to the case.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-crime/argentine-court-clears-ex-president-menem-in-jewish-bombing-cover-up-case-idUSKCN1QH2T5