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Argentina Honors Prosecutor Nisman on Anniversary of His Assassination

Commemorative events were held in Buenos Aires for the eleventh anniversary of prosecutor Alberto Nisman's assassination. Organizers, including Judge Arroyo Salgado and community leaders, emphasized that society demands justice and the fight against terrorism, with Nisman's death remaining an outstanding debt of the state.


Argentina Honors Prosecutor Nisman on Anniversary of His Assassination

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a commemorative ceremony was held on the eleventh anniversary of the assassination of prosecutor Alberto Nisman. Organized by DAIA and AMIA, the event took place at the AMIA building on Pasteur Street 600, in the Once neighborhood—a location of symbolic significance following the 1994 terrorist attack. The ceremony was attended by Nisman's mother, Sandra Garfunkel; his ex-wife, Federal Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado; the president of AMIA, Osvaldo Armoza; the head of DAIA, Mauro Berenstein; and the Ambassador of Israel to Argentina, Eyal Sela. The main event included an official act and a round table organized by DAIA, focused on the current status of judicial cases related to terrorism and Nisman's murder. Judge Arroyo Salgado delivered a central speech, stating that Nisman's assassination was an attempt to silence his investigation, but Argentine society responded through democratic mechanisms. She emphasized that the justice system has already ruled Nisman's death a homicide directly related to his work on the AMIA case, though the material and intellectual perpetrators have yet to be identified. Arroyo Salgado also linked Nisman's work to the global context, highlighting the relevance of his investigations amid the actions of authoritarian regimes and international terrorism. AMIA President Osvaldo Armoza centered his message on the institutional significance of the tribute. According to sources, including AMIA, DAIA, the judiciary, and the Public Prosecutor's Office, the events concluded without demonstrations but with a common message: eleven years later, remembrance, the demand for justice, and the fight against terrorism remain a pressing societal demand and a central challenge for the rule of law. DAIA President Mauro Berenstein stated that Nisman's death represents an outstanding debt of the Argentine state and stressed that there can be no strong democracy without truth or justice. He also extended this demand to the prosecutor's murder as well as the attacks against the Israeli Embassy in 1992 and AMIA in 1994. Judge Arroyo Salgado defined a 'trilogy' of central events: the AMIA bombing in 1994, the accusation of cover-up and treason linked to the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran, and Nisman's own assassination. 'With his murder, they tried to bury his voice and his work, but they did not succeed,' she said. Unlike in previous years, no officials from the current national government participated in the event.