Argentine justice system will not investigate president.
Argentine justice has decided it will no longer investigate President Cristina Kirchner regarding the accusation made by prosecutor Alberto Nisman that she attempted to cover up the perpetrators of a terrorist attack; Nisman was found dead in his residence shortly after making the accusation, and the case was taken over by prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita; according to Judge Daniel Rafecas, there are no grounds to investigate the president.
247 - Argentine justice has decided it will no longer investigate President Cristina Kirchner regarding the accusation made by prosecutor Alberto Nisman that she attempted to cover up the perpetrators of a terrorist attack. Nisman was found dead in his residence shortly after making the accusation, and the case was taken over by prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita. According to Judge Daniel Rafecas, there are no grounds to investigate the president.
In addition to Cristina, Pollicita had also requested the indictment of Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman and several Kirchnerist leaders based on accusations made by Nisman before he was found dead. The prosecutor accused the president of covering up the involvement of Iranians in the attack against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA), which resulted in 85 deaths and more than 300 injuries. With this cover-up, the government hoped to secure trade agreements involving the exchange of oil for grain.