CORRUPT JUDGE IN ARGENTINE JEWISH CENTER BOMBING IMPEACHED

AMIA judge impeached
An Argentine judge was impeached because of “serious irregularities” in his handling of the investigation of a bombing at a Jewish center.

A special panel said Wednesday that Juan Jose Galeano committed a number of irregularities in the case of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA center, including paying $400,000 to a witness to change his testimony, burning evidence and ordering illegal bugging operations. The impeachment strips Galeano of immunity from prosecution, and he could face criminal charges. Galeano denies wrongdoing.

The bombing of the AMIA social service center in downtown Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, killed 85 people and injured hundreds. The case remains unsolved.