Argentina opposes nomination of Ahmad Vahidi as new Interior Minister
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Vahidi is believed to have played a key role in the July 18, 1994 attack which killed 85 people
Iran’s pick for Interior Minister job prompts condemnation from Argentina and Israel
Argentina and Israel have expressed their condemnation of Iran’s decision Wednesday to appoint Ahmad Vahidi as the country’s new Interior Minister.
Vahidi is said to have played a key role in the decision-making and planning of the 1994 bombing against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters in Buenos Aires and is wanted by Argentine courts to stand trial.
Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that an international arrest warrant against Vahidi has been out within Interpol for some time now.
Wednesday’s appointment ”constitutes an affront to Argentine justice and to the victims of the brutal terrorist attack against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA),“ the Foreign Ministry statement went on.
“As stated in August 2009, when Vahidi was nominated for the post of Defense Minister, his nomination to occupy a ministerial post in Iran has been received with grave concern and deserves the strongest condemnation of the Government of our country,” the document added.
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