The investigation into the assassination of Vice President Cristina Fernández continues. Photo: Latin Press
BUENOS AIRES, 12th September (RHC) – The investigation into the assassination of Vice President Cristina Fernández continues in Argentina following the identification of a suspected third party and the analysis of cell phones of several suspects.
On the first of this month, around 9:00 p.m. local time, a man of Brazilian nationality identified as Fernando Sabag, 35, pointed a gun at the former president’s head as she greeted people gathering in front of her address in the capital’s Recoleta district had.
Although he pulled the trigger, the gun, which contained five bullets, did not fire.
On Sunday night, the 4th, officers from the Anti-Terrorist Investigation Unit arrested his girlfriend Brenda Uliarte after she was spotted in surveillance camera footage near the former head of state’s home.
The couple were charged by Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti with “attempting to kill Fernández, relying on planning and prior agreement between the two.”
On the 9th, records identified Gabriel Nicolás Carrizo, a friend and possible leader of the group guarding Fernández’s home before the attack.
Uliarte’s links to extremist and anti-Peronist groups such as the Federal Revolution are also analyzed.
According to the newspaper Página 12, as a result of the investigation, Sabag is defined as an anti-Semite and admirer of Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) and had child pornography and sodomy-related images on his mobile phone.
The Directorate of Legal Assistance in Complex Crimes and Organized Crime produced a report based on cellphone checks of those involved and their close circle, but it is believed the individuals had multiple phones, some of which were stolen, so the information may be incomplete . .
One of the main goals of the investigation at this point is to determine how the group operated and whether they received orders from anyone else.