Confusion mounts over death of Argentine prosecutor Nisman

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Chicago Tribune:

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Forensic tests and government statements are adding to confusion swirling around the death of a prosecutor who was investigating President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

 

While an initial autopsy Monday found no evidence of third party involvement in the shot to the head that killed Alberto Nisman, a forensic test found almost no traces of gunpowder on his hands, according to Prosecutor Viviana Fein. In a 2,000-plus word letter posted on Facebook Monday night, Fernandez questioned whether Nisman was manipulated by unnamed powers to accuse her of covering up Iranian officials' involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.

 

By questioning his motives and speculating that he killed himself, Fernandez is stoking concern about whether the judicial system will ever fully investigate Nisman's death and the deadliest terrorist attack in the nation's history, said Jimena Blanco, senior analyst for Latin America at global risk analysis company Verisk Maplecroft. The case will polarize the country further during a year in which Argentine will choose a new president, she said.

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The plot thickens...