Menem, six others indicted for obstruction

BUENOS AIRES—Former Argentina President Carlos Menem and six others who served under him were indicted for obstructing the investigation of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA center.

Federal Judge Ariel Lijo accused Menem, who was president from 1989 to 1999; his brother Munir Menem; former judge Juan Jose Galeano; former intelligence agency head Hugo Anzorreguy; former police chief Jorge "Fino" Palacios; and two others of being "abettors of concealment, ideological falseness, disruption of proof and authority abuse" in the aftermath of the 1994 bombing of the Buenos Aires Jewish community center, which killed 85 people and wounded hundreds.

Argentine authorities believe Hezbollah, backed by Iran, was behind the attack. It has long been suspected that senior Argentine officials quashed the inquiry in the investigation's aftermath under pressure and inducement from Iran. (JTA)

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