Buenos Aires, December 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentina's state prosecutor has called for the reopening of an investigation into the 1994 AMIA Jewish center bombing.

The prosecution filed the request to the Federal Criminal Appeals Court just hours after the country's new, right-wing government abandoned a legal battle over the case.

The legal dispute stemmed from a joint investigation with Iranian authorities, which had been challenged in federal courts.  The former government of Cristina Fernandez had appealed a court decision ruling the joint deal unconstitutional.  That appeal has now been retracted by the new government.

The decades-old case has long been controversial in Argentina, but hit world headlines early this year, when a state prosecutor died under mysterious circumstances.

The prosecutor, Alberto Nisman had made accusations of a cover up in the country suppressing Iranian involvement, something Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez called “absurd.”
      
Furthermore, WikiLeaks cables have revealed a close relationship between Nisman and the U.S. and Israeli embassies.

The AMIA Jewish center was bombed in 1994 and killed 85 people.  No suspects have been found responsible or tried in court over the incident.