Tag: Alberto Nisman

Saturday, January 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Four years on ex prosecutor Nisman’s death remains unsolved, as the AMIA attack from 1994

Israeli and Jewish leaders on Friday marked the fourth anniversary of Argentine federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s murder by unveiling a memorial plaque in his honour at the Ben Shemen forest in central Israel.
Wednesday, January 2nd 2019 - 06:52 UTC
Nisman's ex-wife, fearing for her family, drops out of lawsuit into the death of her former husband

Argentine federal Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, ex-wife of the late AMIA Jewish center prosecutor Alberto Nisman, removed herself from a lawsuit that prompted an investigation into the death of her former husband.
Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:31 UTC
Files on Judges and political enemies found at Cristina Fernandez house in El Calafate

A third day of search at ex president Cristina Fernandez' property in the Patagonian resort of El Calafate did not seem to deliver much in terms of money or valuables, despite a thorough inspection of the house, as part of the of a major corruption case involving Argentina's business elite and ex government officials.
Saturday, June 2nd 2018 - 08:16 UTC
Nisman death was a homicide, rules Argentine federal appeals court

An Argentine federal appeals court confirmed on Friday that special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, found dead in 2015 while investigating a 1994 Jewish center bombing, was murdered.
Friday, March 9th 2018 - 09:57 UTC
Cristina Fernandez to face trial on charges of covering up terrorist bombing

Former Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will face trial on charges she covered up the role of Iranians in a 1994 terrorist bombing at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, judicial authorities announced.
Friday, January 19th 2018 - 09:44 UTC
Ex wife of Nisman claims he was killed to silence him and scare judges and prosecutors

Argentina solemnly marked the third anniversary of the murder of Alberto Nisman on Thursday, with relatives and colleagues of the late federal prosecutor — who spent more than a decade investigating Iran’s responsibility for the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires — gathering at La Tablada Jewish cemetery in the Argentine capital in tribute.
Thursday, January 11th 2018 - 07:02 UTC
Timerman barred from flying to US; Argentine government will appeal decision on humanitarian reasons

The United States barred former Argentine Minister of Foreign Relations Hector Timerman from entering the country because of several pending court cases. The Argentine government said it would appeal the decision, and request a new visa, since Mr. Timerman, who was under house arrest, was allowed by Federal Judge Sergio Torres to travel overseas for medical reasons.
Wednesday, December 27th 2017 - 08:21 UTC
It's official: Nisman was murdered, and his ex secretary is charged as accessory to the crime

Alberto Nisman, the Argentine prosecutor who was found dead days after accusing former President Cristina Fernandez of covering up Iran’s role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center, was murdered, a federal judge said on Tuesday
Friday, December 8th 2017 - 08:35 UTC
Judge indicts Cristina Fernandez for treason and puts Timerman under house arrest

A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people and injured hundreds, a court ruling said.
Wednesday, November 8th 2017 - 07:10 UTC
Gendarmerie report says Nisman was beaten and drugged by two attackers who then staged his suicide

A new report summarizing the findings of an Argentina police probe into the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, who accused Argentina's government of covering up Iranian involvement in the bombing of a Jewish community center in 1994, has determined that the prosecutor was murdered.