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Prosecutor Seeks Charges Over Mishandled Nisman Crime Scene

The filing faults the first judicial team for failures that prosecutors say compromised key evidence.

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Viviana Fein, la primera investigadora de la muerte de Nisman. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd).
La exfiscal Viviana Fein fue imputada en la causa por la muerte de Alberto Nisman.
Caso Nisman: la fiscalía pidió la imputación de Fein y de Campos por no preservar la escena del crimen (DyN/Archivo).

Overview

  • Federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano asked Judge Julián Ercolini to impute ex-prosecutor Viviana Fein and judge Manuel De Campos for alleged failures to preserve Alberto Nisman’s apartment after his 2015 death.
  • The submission cites shoe prints on blood, an uncontrolled flow of roughly 88 people through the unit, a previously unnoticed third access point, and missing temperature readings for the body and bathroom.
  • The court is set to notify the defenses to file responses as related imputations already cover ex–security secretary Sergio Berni and former chiefs of the Federal Police and Prefectura who attended the scene.
  • The broader case treats Nisman’s death as a homicide, with technician Diego Lagomarsino processed as a participant for supplying the handgun used in the fatal shot.
  • Following recent declassifications, prosecutors have begun citing Army and civilian intelligence personnel, with initial summons issued and a pool of more than 90 potential witnesses identified.