Weekly Report - 15 January 2015 (WR-15-02)

President Cristina Fernández, and other senior government officials, “covered up” the involvement of Iranians in the 1994 bombing of the headquarters of the Amia Jewish association in Buenos Aires, according to Alberto Nisman, the lead prosecutor in the investigation into the attack. In a document released on 14 January, Nisman demanded a freeze of Arg$200m (US$23m) of Fernández’s assets and the right to question her, foreign minister Héctor Timerman, and the head of the Kirchnerista youth group, Andrés Larroque. According to Nisman’s report, the government sought to “ease” Iran out of the Amia case in order to ensure good trade relations.