Lauder declared: “It is now almost five years that Interpol issued Red Notices, calling for the arrest of several Iranian suspects in the case, one of them being none other than Iran’s current Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi. Tehran has so far failed to hand them over to the Argentinean judiciary. The Iranian regime has blood on its hands, not only by suppressing dissent at home but also by sponsoring terrorism world-wide. “What the world saw 18 years ago in Buenos Aires it can still see today, be it in Syria, in Lebanon or in other places. Iran’s is one of the principal state actors when it comes to spreading hatred and violence in the world,” said the WJC president.
LAJC President Jack Terpins called for more unity among Western nations on the issue. He declared: “It is lamentable that some nations, including in Latin America, are still fostering their relationship with Iran. We urge them: think again! What happened in Buenos Aires can happen again, anywhere, and governments have a responsibility to protect all their citizens against such heinous crimes.” Terpins added: “Justice must be done if we want to avoid that such terrible acts happen again in the future.”
On 17 and 18 July 2012, the LAJC will be hosting the sixth edition of a meeting of regional parliamentarians, which will be attended by some 40 lawmakers from nine South American countries and focus on the prevention of terrorism. Vice-President of Argentina Amado Boudou and former President of Uruguay Julio Sanguinetti are to address the gathering. Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who is in charge of the AMIA investigation, will give an update on the state of the probe.
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) is the international organization representing Jewish communities in 100 countries to governments, parliaments and international organizations. The Latin American Jewish Congress is the regional affiliate of the WJC in the region.
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