Former ICC Chief Attorney Backs Argentinian President

Editado por Ivan Martínez
2015-02-16 14:19:49

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Buenos Aires, February 16 (RHC-teleSUR)-- The former International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Attorney Luis Moreno Ocampo said Saturday that he does not believe Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez is linked to the death of late attorney Alberto Nisman.

During a televised interview in America TV Channel, Moreno Campo said there is no proof of President Fernandez involvement in Nisman's death and there is no proof of Fernandez trying to cover the (1994) Iranian AMIA case suspects.

“I took the liberty of reading the pages (in Nisman's report, regarding President Fernandez and the AMIA suspects) and the truth is that there is no evidence that the President or anyone made an agreement to grant impunity (to the suspects),” Moreno said.

Moreno's declarations come after Argentinian prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita announced he would pursue Nisman's accusations of a high-level cover-up in the AMIA case.

President Fernandez was accused in Nisman's report of attempting to grant immunity to the Iranian suspects in the AMIA bombing case, after she signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran in 2013 to open cooperation channels with the Iranian authorities.

The Iranian government had refused to help in the AMIA investigation prior to that, as eight former Iranian officials were being sought by Argentina through Interpol arrest warrants.

Moreno Campo criticized some of Argentina's mainstream media for heating the public debate based on Nisman's accusation against Fernandez and recommended they focus on important questions which could help solve the case.

Moreno Campo was the first appointed Attorney for the International Court of Justice in 2003 and became recognized for leading the first trials against Argentina's military rulers.

Other Argentinian analysts, including Santiago O'Donnell and Horacio Verbitsky have also claimed that Nisman's report is filled with inconsistencies and false information surrounding the alleged cover-up.



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