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Argentine Jews reject any dialogue with Iran in bombing
A. CALATRAVA Family members of the vic- “We ask the govern- the attack, but Jewish with the murderers,” Co-
Associated Press tims commemorated the ment to take courageous groups have criticized it, hen said.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina 21st anniversary of the at- stance and intensify the saying Tehran has failed Just days before he was
(AP) — Argentine Jewish tack Friday, a day before demands so that the ac- to turn over suspects. The found dead on Jan. 18,
leaders on Friday renewed the July 18 anniversary. cused Iranians can some- joint “truth commission” Alberto Nisman, the chief
denunciations of a gov- Former Iranian officials day face justice,” Ariel was approved by Argen- prosecutor investigating
ernment plan to work with have been on an Inter- Cohen, president of the tina’s Congress but it has the case, accused Presi-
Iran to investigate Argen- pol capture list for years, federation of Jewish com- not been implemented dent Cristina Fernandez of
tina’s worst terrorist attack. but Argentine prosecutors munities, said at the event because two Argentine helping shield the Iranian
The 1994 bombing of the have never been able to held at the reconstructed courts ruled it unconstitu- officials allegedly behind
Argentine-Israeli Mutual question them. Iran has Jewish center. tional, and it’s now under the bombing. Federal
Association killed 85 peo- long denied any role in the Argentina struck a 2013 review. judges have thrown out the
ple and remains unsolved. bombing. accord with Iran to solve “We can’t strike a deal case against Fernandez.q
Analyst: probe could taint image of Brazil’s ex- president
STAN LEHMAN Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazilian Segurado added that the
Associated Press investigation could worsen
SAO PAULO (AP) — An in- prosecutors are said to be investigating allegations that Silva peddled his influence for the the crisis for Silva’s hand-
vestigation into allegations picked successor, Presi-
of influence peddling by scandal-plagued construction firm Odebrecht. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) dent Dilma Rousseff. Her
Brazil’s former President popularity has plunged
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva The prosecutor’s office said The Sao Paulo-based Lula Political scientist Rosemary amid political and eco-
could taint his image and that Silva’s efforts helped Institute has said the for- Segurado of Sao Paulo’s nomic turbulence, includ-
weaken the ruling Workers’ Odebrecht obtain con- mer president denies any Catholic University said the ing what prosecutors say
Party, analysts said Friday. tracts to build infrastructure wrongdoing. probe could weaken the is the biggest corruption
The Federal Prosecutor’s projects in Panama and “It is a completely irregu- Worker’s Party and hurt its scheme yet uncovered in
Office announced the in- Venezuela and that there lar, untimely and unjustified chances in the 2018 elec- Brazil — a sprawling system
vestigation on Thursday are “strong indications” procedure,” the Institute tions. The probe is the first of kickbacks at state-run oil
— apparently the first time that the former president said in a statement. “We time Silva’s name has company Petrobras.
the popular ex-president also helped the company will take all the necessary emerged in connection The new probe of Silva is
has been linked to a crimi- get contracts in several legal measures to correct with a criminal investiga- separate from the Petro-
nal investigation. other countries. this arbitrary act.” tion, she said. bras case, and neither he
The Prosecutor’s Office said nor Rousseff have been im-
it’s investigating whether plicated in the scandal that
Silva was paid to sway for- allegedly saw Odebrecht
eign leaders into awarding and other major construc-
inflated contracts to the tion and engineering firms
Odebrecht construction pay bribes to oil company
firm and push Brazil’s state executives in exchange for
development bank to give winning inflated contracts.
the company well over $1 Prosecutors allege that
billion in low-interest loans. some of the money was
Reports of the alleged in- funneled back to the cam-
cidents emerged after he paign coffers of the Work-
left office. ers’ Party and its allies.
Under Brazilian law, influ- More than 50 political fig-
ence peddling to obtain ures, including 33 members
advantages from a public of Congress, are being in-
servant or institution is ille- vestigated in the Petrobras
gal. case.q
Mexico official: 7 people arrested in jailbreak of drug lord
E. CASTILLO were prison guards or oth- confirming that the United Former Mexican Attor- conduct or corruption
Associated Press er officials in the peniten- States filed an extradition ney General Jesus Murillo that allowed his people
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A tiary system. request for Guzman on Karam said earlier that to get their hands on the
Mexican federal official About three dozen peo- June 25, about 2 ½ weeks Mexico wouldn’t extra- blueprints for the prison
said Friday that seven ple have been taken in before he escaped. dite Guzman until after he and tunnel directly into his
people who were being for questioning; it was un- Guzman faces U.S. charg- had served time for all his shower stall undetected.
questioned in the jailbreak clear if more would be es of conspiracy to import crimes in Mexico. President Enrique Pena Ni-
of drug lord Joaquin “El charged. and distribute cocaine. Murillo Karam told The As- eto, who had traveled to
Chapo” Guzman have The drug lord sneaked out The office said Gomez sociated Press earlier this France for an official visit
been formally arrested of the Altiplano prison, had issued instructions to year that the U.S. would when Guzman escaped,
and taken to a prison to Mexico’s highest-security review the request and get Guzman in “about 300 returned to Mexico and
await charges. facility, through a tunnel submit it to courts for con- or 400 years.” said in a speech Friday
The official, who was not on July 11. sideration. The appeals Mexico has blamed the that the prison escape
authorized to be quoted The office of Attorney Gen- process can stretch out escape on a combina- has caused “indignation,
by name, did not specify eral Arely Gomez issued a extradition proceedings tion of Guzman’s skill at frustration, anger in broad
whether those arrested statement late Thursday for years. building tunnels, and mis- sectors of society.”q
