BUENOS AIRES — In a veiled reference to the fallout from the mysterious death of a federal prosecutor this month, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina blamed unspecified forces on Friday for provoking upheaval, pleading with Argentines to remain united and to “not let them bring conflicts here that are causing desolation, death and strain on other countries.”
Mrs. Kirchner’s comments came after she moved this week to overhaul Argentina’s top intelligence agency, saying she believes that rogue spies had a hand in the death of the prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, whose body was found in his luxury Buenos Aires apartment on Jan. 18, a pistol on the floor next to him. It is unclear if his death was suicide or murder.
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Responding to a letter sent by Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, to Secretary of State John Kerry in which he cast doubt on Argentina’s ability to carry out an impartial investigation, Mr. Capitanich rejected the “inappropriate meddling” of another country in Argentina’s affairs, labeling Mr. Rubio’s comments “imperial.”
