Slain Argentine prosecutor had drafted an arrest warrant for President Kirchner

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

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published 3 February 2015

In a revelation that underscores the tension surrounding the death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman, the lead investigator in the case announced Tuesday that a 26-page document found in the deceased's apartment contained a draft of an arrest warrant for President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The document also contained such a warrant for Héctor Timerman, Argentina's foreign minister.

Argentine news outlet Clarín — which has had its own problems with Kirchner — first reported on the documents last Sunday. But Viviana Fein, the lead investigator into Nisman's death, originally waffled on their existence before confirming Tuesday that the drafted arrest warrants were indeed found in Nisman's apartment.