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Secretaría de Inteligencia (SIDE)

Argentina · founded 1946 · Argentina's state intelligence secretariat; the government announced its dissolution in January 2015.

Episode: CLASSIFIED — COMING SOON

Section: Latin America

Case files (1): Death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman

Documented items (2)

UNKNOWN January 2015

Death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman

The prosecutor was found dead days after accusing the president over the AMIA case; the Guardian reports investigators had not determined suicide or murder, and the intelligence agency's role is disputed.

Sources (opened in a new tab):

The Guardian: Spies, cover-ups and the mysterious death of an Argentinian prosecutor ↗ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/28/alberto-nisman-death-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner-argentina-intelligence-agency

VERIFIED 27 January 2015

Plan to dissolve the agency

The government announced it would dissolve the intelligence body after the prosecutor's death, aiming for more legislative oversight.

Sources (opened in a new tab):

BBC News: Argentina to dissolve intelligence body ↗ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30995722

The Guardian (same story) ↗ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/28/alberto-nisman-death-cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner-argentina-intelligence-agency