Argentina's Supreme Court has ruled that an investigation into the 1994 terror attack against the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires be reopened. The judges decided that Carlos Telleldín, one of the defendants who had been acquitted in the past for involvement in the attack, would have to undergo a retrial. The reason for the ruling was not disclosed initially.
Eighty-five people were killed in the worst terrorist attack that ever happened in Argentina. The decision of Argentina's highest court will allow the judiciary to continue the investigation into the "local connection" of the bombing. Several irregularities were reported in the probe, which led to the impeachment of judge Juan José Galeano. The Jewish community suspects the bombing was planned following the orders of Iranian government officials, in collaboration with local terrorists.
Jewish community representatives called the ruling "exemplary" and they asked that Carlos Telleldín be judged again.Guillermo Borger, president of AMIA, said the ruling "renews the confidence of the Argentine society in its judiciary system." Attorneys of the defendant pointed out that the Supreme Court's decision "left without effect" a former court ruling which acquitted five men accused of the attack 2004.