Tag: AMIA Memorandum of Understanding

• Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:17 UTC

  Nisman's former wife strongly rejects suicide hypothesis because of his personality

  

  Argentine Federal judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, late prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s ex wife, rejected the suicide hypothesis, due to his former husband’s personality, much less with a gun, and admitted she was impacted by the people's demand for 'justice' during Wednesday's 'silent march'.

• Thursday, February 19th 2015 - 06:52 UTC

  Despite pouring rain thousands turned out in Buenos Aires demanding 'Justice' and honoring Nisman

  

  Thousands of Argentines demonstrators participated worldwide, under different climatic conditions, in the rally led by federal prosecutors to honor late AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, one month after his death. Demonstrators carried Argentine flags, chanted the national anthem and called for “Justice” and an independent judiciary branch.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2015 - 04:55 UTC

  Thousands expected at the Buenos Aires 'Silence March' marking a month since the death of Nisman

  

  Argentina is preparing for the so called “Silence March” that will take place on Wednesday 18 marking a month since the death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman but which has also triggered much controversy among fellow prosecutors and the government of President Cristina Fernandez which describes it as an opposition political rally.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:46 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez to remain in Patagonia until after the 18F 'silent march'

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will remain with the family at her private home in El Calafate, Patagonia, most of next week thus avoiding the Wednesday 18 February 'silent march' organized by prosecutors and judicial unions on the month of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman's still unsolved death.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:11 UTC

  Argentine president accused again of alleged bombing cover up

  

  The Argentine prosecutor who took over the investigation of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires following the death of Alberto Nisman charged President Cristina Fernández for allegedly trying to cover up Iran's role in the attack.

• Friday, February 13th 2015 - 03:45 UTC

  Nisman's former wife urges “ethical, balanced and responsible” approach to the investigation

  

  The ex-wife of late AMIA special investigator Alberto Nisman, judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, has called for a more responsible treatment of the prosecutor's death, speaking out against those who tried to “politicize” events at an audience held on Thursday in the Argentine Senate.

• Thursday, February 12th 2015 - 06:38 UTC

  Argentine administration counterattacks US media on Nisman's case

  

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said that the death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman is being “used to attack the government” in an interview with the Washington Post. Meanwhile Argentina's Ambassador to the US Cecilia Nahon wrote a letter to the Post’s editor stating that “Argentina seeks only justice in 1994 bombing case.”

• Saturday, February 7th 2015 - 05:44 UTC

  “Democracy in Argentina dented by mysterious murder”, says FT

  

  By John Paul Rathbone (*) - The Financial Times Latin American editor, economist and knowledgeable of Argentina has written a column on the current situation in Argentina and the mystery surrounding the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman

• Friday, February 6th 2015 - 21:57 UTC

  Argentine prosecutors confirm 'silence march' marking a month since Nisman's death

  

  Argentine prosecutors and the judicial employees union have officially called for a demonstration on February 18 marking a month since the death of Alberto Nisman who was in charge of investigating the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center that killed 85 people back in 1994.

• Friday, February 6th 2015 - 07:25 UTC

  Argentina warns the US not to interfere with the investigation of Nisman's death

  

  Argentina will not tolerate any United States intervention in the investigation of prosecutor Alberto Nisman's death, and will consider any attempt as an interference in the country's domestic affairs and a violation of Argentine sovereignty.