Fabiana Palmaghini, the judge in charge of the investigation into the death of AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, has confirmed a new DNA profile has been found at the victim’s apartment, ordering further tests to identify whose sample it belongs to.
“In that same house, a new sample was obtained… corresponding to a genetic profile different to Nisman’s, still ignoring who it belongs to,” a judicial resolution that was made public today said.
According to the latest information, the DNA evidence was found in the kitchen of Nisman’s apartment, in a coffee mug, when investigators first had access to the home of the late prosecutor.
Judge Palmaghini decided to call Diego Lagomarsino – the computer engineer who worked for Alberto Nisman in the prosecutor’s office investigating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center-, to appear before the Forensic Medical Body to provide a DNA sample, although his name was not published in the judicial resolution.
The statement did mention testimonies pointing to a visit prosecutor Nisman had on Saturday January 17, one day before he was found dead in his apartment’s bathroom.
Some weeks ago, Lagomarsino held a press conference and said he was present at the victim’s home twice that day and admitted he had provided him with the gun that was found next to his body the day after and that ended with his life. Lagomarsino also said that day that he had a coffee at Nisman’s.
Meanwhile, a microscopic electron scanning test on evidence samples done in Salta found no traces of gunpowder.
The same test had been done by the Buenos Aires Scientific Police, and no traces of barium, antimony and lead were found either.
Experts explained that the fact the scanning test gave negative results does not mean Nisman couldn’t have fired the gun himself, as the gun involved – a Bersa 62 – is of small caliber – .22 – and may leave no trace.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald