Argentine official who investigated death of AMIA prosecutor charged with covering up evidence
The former prosecutor who led the investigation into a mysterious 2015 death that unnerved Argentina’s Jewish community has been charged with concealing evidence in the case. Viviana Fein was indicted on May 12 on charges…
Assessment
A former prosecutor who oversaw the investigation into Alberto Nisman's 2015 death now faces charges of concealing evidence in that same case. Nisman was the special prosecutor probing the 1994 AMIA bombing, and his mysterious death has long been a source of tension for Argentina's Jewish community. The indictment of Viviana Fein reopens questions about whether the original inquiry was thorough or compromised. The next development to watch is whether the new charges lead to a broader reexamination of Nisman's death and the evidence he was set to present.