Reporter who broke news of Nisman's death said to have fled to Israel [View all]
Source: Times of Israel
A journalist credited with being the first to report the gunshot death of federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman has left Argentina because of fear for his safety. Damian Pachter of the English-language Buenos Aires Herald left the country Saturday, the local journalism group Foro de Periodismo Argentino said.
Haaretz reported Sunday that Pachter is on his way to Israel, where he is “planning to take refuge,” and that he is due in Tel Aviv on Sunday night. It said Pachter is Jewish and has Israeli citizenship, and that he told a local internet site that “I left because my life was in danger. My phones were being monitored. I intend to return to Argentina when my sources tell me conditions have changed. I don’t think that will happen in the term of this government.”
The Buenos Aires journalism group said Pachter reported on Friday he was followed by unknown people and felt his safety was at risk but did not elaborate. Calls and emails to Pachter on Saturday were not immediately returned. In a statement, Pachter’s employer said the journalist had not expressed his concerns to the newspaper and the organization was ready to help him in any way possible.
Meanwhile, authorities said Diego Lagomarsino, a computer expert and colleague who said he had brought prosecutor Alberto Nisman a handgun Saturday night at his request, has been barred from leaving Argentina. Lagomarsino, who spoke to authorities soon after Nisman’s death, said he had given a .22-caliber pistol to Nisman because the prosecutor wanted it for protection.
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