Cristina Fernandez speech was made to 'distract attention' claims Argentine opposition

Wednesday, January 28th 2015 - 08:04 UTC

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Opposition members asked Congress to make Foreign Minister Timerman and Security Minister Cecilia Rodriguez available for inquiry in the Lower House.

Argentina's Lower House opposition caucus leaders have rejected the proposed dissolution of the Intelligence Secretariat (SI, formerly known as SIDE), announced Monday evening by President Cristina Fernández, as they consider it was made to “distract attention” from the death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman.

Mario Negri (UCR), Dario Giustozzi (Renewal Front), Federico Pinedo (PRO) and Margarita Stolbizer (GEN) signed a four-point agreement today in Congress on the matter.

“The project to reform the SI is an attempt to further politicize intelligence organisms. Its goal is to distract attention from the main problem [referring to Nisman’s case],” the agreement signed states.

The opposition representatives also asked Congress to make government officials such as Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and Security Minister Cecilia Rodriguez available for inquiry in the Lower House.

The lawmakers anticipated they will “demand” a meeting with the Supreme Court of Justice to discuss a mechanism to “back up the investigation of the prosecutor’s death”.

The controversial memorandum of understanding with Iran was also denounced and rejected in the document signed

Categories: Politics, Argentina.

Tags: Alberto Nisman, AMIA, Cecilia Rodriguez, Hector Timerman, Intelligence Secretariat - SIDE.

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CaptainSilver
What CFK and Gollum desperately need now is a serious distraction… .. What about the Malvinas ??? (again..and again..and again etc etc… .)
Jan 28th, 2015 - 08:31 am 0
Britworker
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My thoughts exactly, desparate times call for desparate measures, I expect HMS Dragon will hang around pending the outcome of all this.
Jan 28th, 2015 - 09:11 am 0
Troy Tempest
What about the Default??

Justice for Nisman !!

Justice for the AMIA dead !!

ARGENTINA - pay your debts!!!!

the list keeps growing...
Jan 28th, 2015 - 09:12 am 0

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