The man who gave prosecutor Alberto Nisman the pistol that killed him said Wednesday that Nisman feared for the safety of his daughters and didn’t trust the policemen protecting him.
Diego Lagomarsino said at a news conference that Nisman borrowed the gun Jan. 17, the day before he was found dead with Lagomarsino’s gun by his side. The prosecutor was scheduled to appear before congress the next day to detail his allegations that President Cristina Fernandez conspired to protect some of the Iranian suspects in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center.
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During the news conference, Lagomarsino’s lawyer rejected the allegations, saying Lagomarsino was not an agent but did enjoy taking photographs.
In a national address Monday night, and previously in two letters, Argentina’s president suggested that rogue intelligence operatives were behind Nisman’s death.
