Argentina: fugitive ex-spy traveled to US

[Judi Lynn]

Argentina: fugitive ex-spy traveled to US

Argentina has claimed that a former Argentine spy chief flew to the US a month after a federal prosecutor was found executed. Buenos Aires suspects the US is providing refuge to the fugitive ex-spymaster.

Date 07.10.2015

Argentina's Ministry of Security said on Tuesday that a suspect in the murder of federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman traveled to the US a month after the incident. Antonio Stiuso, who served as head of operations for Argentina's disbanded Intelligence Secretariat, flew to Miami from Porto Alegre, Brazil on February 19.

The ministry added that Interpol provided the information after a "blue notice" was filed regarding Stiuso's whereabouts.

Argentina suspects the US is providing refuge for the fugitive after several inquiries on Stiuso's location submitted to Washington were left unanswered.

The former spy chief is suspected of involvement in the murder of federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was found dead in January with a bullet to the head.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Did Argentina Spy Chief Tied to Alberto Nisman Death Flee to U.S.?

Did Argentina Spy Chief Tied to Alberto Nisman Death Flee to U.S.?
Reuters
October 7, 2015

A fugitive former spy chief accused by the Argentine government of involvement in the murky death of a federal prosecutor in January flew from Brazil to the United States a month later, Argentina’s security ministry said on Tuesday.

The ministry said Interpol in Brazil provided the information on Antonio Stiuso, one-time operations chief of the now disbanded Intelligence Secretariat, after a “blue notice” seeking details on Stiuso’s location was issued last month.

Argentina suspects Stiuso is seeking refuge in the United States and has criticized Washington for failing to answer repeated enquiries about the spy master’s whereabouts.
“A similar report is required from Interpol in Washington,” the Security Ministry said in a statement.

Stiuso flew from Porto Alegre to Miami on Feb. 19 using an Italian passport, Argentina said, citing the report. Interpol declined to comment. Relations between Argentina have the United States have soured under President Cristina Fernandez, who frequently rails against imperialist powers and gluttonous financial markets in the West.

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