By Delisa Morris

Impunity Watch Reporter, South America

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will no longer face allegations in court that she tried to cover up Iran’s involvement in a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires.  The prosecutor has dismissed the allegations.

Prosecutor Javier de Luca’s decision to drop the case could mean a definitive end to the accusations that have stormed the nation, according to Argentina’s state-run Telam news agency.

The case put the international community on alert in January of 2015 after the original prosecutor who brought the allegations was found dead in his home.

Alberto Nisman’s dead body was discovered just days after making the accusations against President Kirchner.  His death jarred conspiracy theories and outrage.

Nisman accused the Argentine government of agreeing not to go after Iranian suspects in the bombing in exchange for a favorable trade deal.

The bombing occurred in 1994 and is the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s history.  It is suspected that Iranians bombed the Jewish community center in the Argentine capital.  Eighty-five people were killed, and hundreds were injured.

Iran denies any involvement in the bombing.

After Nisman’s death another prosecutor took over and the case went to court in February.  A judge dismissed the case, saying that Nisman’s allegations did not hold up.

Furthermore, the Argentine government has sought to discredit Nisman.  Last week it made accusations that Nisman received salary kick-backs from the IT specialist who had been working with him on his investigation into the bombing.

Nisman spent the embezzled money on champagne, women and lavish vacations, according to President Kirchner’s cabinet chief.

After the dismissal, the case went to prosecutor de Luca for a possible appeal.

Yesterday, de Luca announced that in his investigation he found that “there was no crime here, either carried out or attempted,” according to Telam.

For more information, please see:

CNN – In Argentina, prosecutor drops allegations against President Kirchner – 21 Apr. 2015

Forward – Argentina Prosecutor Dismisses Iran Terror Cover-Up Case Against President – 21 Apr. 2015

Haaretz – Argentina prosecutor dismisses cover-up case against president – 21 Apr. 2015

Yahoo – Argentina court throws out case against Kirchner again – 21 Apr. 2015