III 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 167 

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous work and life 

of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman, and calling for a swift and 

transparent investigation into his tragic death in Buenos Aires on January 18, 2015. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 5, 2015 

Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. KIRK) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the courageous 

work and life of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman, 

and calling for a swift and transparent investigation 

into his tragic death in Buenos Aires on January 18, 

2015. 

Whereas the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 

1994, killed 85 people and wounded more than 300; 

Whereas the AMIA bombing case has been marked by judicial misconduct, and the investigation had reached an impasse in 2004; 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•SRES 167 IS 

Whereas, in September 2004, Alberto Nisman was appointed 

as the Special Prosecutor in charge of the 1994 AMIA 

bombing investigation; 

Whereas, on October 25, 2006, Argentine prosecutors Alberto 

Nisman and Marcelo Martı ́nez Burgos formally accused 

the Government of Iran of directing the bombing, and the 

Hezbollah militia of carrying it out; 

Whereas Ibrahim Hussain Berro, a member of the terrorist 

group Hezbollah, was identified as the AMIA bomber; 

Whereas Iranians Ali Fallahijan (former Iranian Intelligence 

Minster), Mohsen Rabbani (former Iranian cultural 

attache ́), Ahmad Reza Asghari (former Iranian Diplomat), Ahmad Vahidi (former Iranian Minister of Defense), Ali Akbar Velayati (former Iranian Foreign Minister), Mohsen Rezaee (former Chief Commander of the 

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps), and Ali Akbar 

Hashemi Rafsanjani (former President of Iran) were 

named as the Iranian suspects in the bombing; 

Whereas Imad Fayez Moughnieh (former head of Hezbollah’s 

external security) was named as a suspect in the bombing; 

Whereas, in November 2007, Interpol voted to put 5 Iranian 

and 1 Lebanese suspect in the 1994 AMIA attack on its 

most wanted list; 

Whereas, in 2007, a Guyanese man, Abdul Kadir, plotted to 

blow up JFK airport in New York and was, according to 

Mr. Nisman, ‘‘the most important Iranian agent’’ in 

Guyana and influenced by Mohsen Rabbani; 

Whereas there are countries in Latin America, especially the 

group known as the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA), that actively cooperate with the Government of Iran and mainVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:29 May 06, 2015 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR167.IS SR167

smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•SRES 167 IS 

tain special relations with the Islamic Republic at various 

levels; 

Whereas Iranians and other citizens from the Middle East 

have received passports from Venezuela or purchased 

them in other countries of the region associated with 

ALBA countries; 

Whereas the Government of Iran has allegedly purchased 

uranium from Venezuela and Bolivia; 

Whereas Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy, cooperates with drug cartels in Latin America; 

Whereas, in January of 2013, the Argentinian agreement 

with Iran set up a ‘‘truth commission’’ to investigate who 

was ‘‘really’’ responsible for the bombing, despite the fact 

that Iran remains the main suspect in such attack; 

Whereas Alberto Nisman was invited to testify before Congress in February 2013, but was prevented by the Government of Argentina, who denied him permission to 

travel to Washington, DC, to testify; 

Whereas, in May 2013, Prosecutor Alberto Nisman published 

a 500-page indictment accusing Iran of establishing terrorist networks throughout Latin America, including in 

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, 

Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname, dating 

back to the 1980s; 

Whereas, on January 13, 2015, Alberto Nisman alleged in a 

complaint that Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez 

de Kirchner and Minister of Foreign Relations He ́ctor 

Timerman conspired to cover up Iranian involvement in 

the 1994 terrorist bombing, and reportedly agreed to negotiate immunity for Iranian suspects and help get their 

names removed from the Interpol list; 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
4 

•SRES 167 IS 

Whereas Alberto Nisman alleged that Iranian oil was to flow 

to Argentina in exchange for Iran to purchase large 

quantities of Argentine grain and had evidence that reportedly included wire-taps of phone calls ‘‘between people close to Mrs. Kirchner’’ and a number of Iranians, including Mr. Rabbani, the Iranian diplomat; 

Whereas Alberto Nisman was scheduled to present his new 

findings to the Argentinian Congress on January 19, 

2015; 

Whereas Alberto Nisman was found shot in the head in his 

apartment located in Buenos Aires on January 18, 2015; 

Whereas, Diego Lagomarsino, the prosecutor’s office employee who last saw Alberto Nisman alive and had provided Mr. Nisman with the revolver that was found at 

Mr. Nisman’s residence, stated that Mr. Nisman had told 

him that ‘‘it [the revolver] was for security’’ and that the 

previous day Antonio Jaimie Stiusso (former head of Argentina’s Intelligence service) had called, warning him to 

‘‘take care of his [Nisman’s] security detail and his 

daughters’ safety’’; 

Whereas officials of the Government of Argentina continue to 

discredit Mr. Nisman, attempting to ruin his reputation; 

Whereas the President of Argentina continues to raise unfounded hypotheses with regard to Mr. Nisman’s findings, including imaginary conspiracies she has suggested 

were orchestrated by United States hedge funds and 

other entities she considers ‘‘hostile’’ to the President of 

Argentina; 

Whereas an Argentinean Federal court dismissed Nisman’s 

findings against the President and other officials and 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
5 

•SRES 167 IS 

later the accusations were dropped by Javier De Luca, 

another Federal prosecutor; 

Whereas that move has raised questions in Argentina about 

the objectivity of Mr. De Luca, given his closeness to a 

group of Ms. Kirchner’s supporters; 

Whereas the ongoing official investigation into Alberto 

Nisman’s death has yet to determine 2 months later 

whether his death is a suicide or a homicide; 

Whereas an independent investigation launched by Alberto 

Nisman’s family has released its own report by forensic 

experts and forensic pathologists showing that Mr. 

Nisman’s death was not an accident or suicide, including 

claims that ‘‘the prosecutor had been shot in the back of 

the head’’, that ‘‘no gun powder residue was found on his 

hands’’, and that ‘‘Mr. Nisman’s body had been moved 

to the bathroom once he was shot’’; and 

Whereas no one has been brought to justice for the death of 

Alberto Nisman, nor have any of the named Iranian suspects for the AMIA bombing: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) offers its sincerest condolences to the family 

3 of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman; 

4 (2) recognizes Alberto Nisman’s courageous 

5 work in dedicating his life to the investigation of the 

6 bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Associa7 tion (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which 

8 killed 85 people and wounded more than 300; 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
6 

•SRES 167 IS 

1 (3) calls for a swift, transparent, and inter2 nationally backed investigation into Alberto 

3 Nisman’s tragic death; 

4 (4) encourages the public release of the results 

5 of the investigation, including the forensic and path6 ological reports by the government, which would 

7 show whether Alberto Nisman took his own life, or 

8 if his death is a homicide; 

9 (5) urges the President to directly offer United 

10 States technical assistance to the Government of Ar11 gentina in solving the death of Alberto Nisman, as 

12 well as the ongoing investigation of the AMIA bomb13 ing; 

14 (6) expresses serious concern about Iran’s ter15 rorist network in Argentina, the United States, and 

16 all of the Western Hemisphere, mindful of the find17 ings of Mr. Nisman’s investigation and reports on 

18 this matter, and encourages continued investigations 

19 of Iranian terrorist networks based on his work; 

20 (7) urges an independent investigation into the 

21 findings of Mr. Nisman regarding the events that 

22 led to the memorandum signed between Argentina 

23 and Iran; 

24 (8) likewise expresses serious concerns about 

25 attempts by President Cristina Kirchner and her 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
7 

•SRES 167 IS 

1 government to discredit Mr. Nisman and raise un2 founded hypotheses on Mr. Nisman’s findings and 

3 death findings while the work of the courts on this 

4 matter still continues; and 

5 (9) urges the President of the United States to 

6 continue to monitor Iran’s activities in Latin Amer7 ica and the Caribbean as it is mandated by the 

8 Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 

9 2012 (Public Law 112–220). 

Æ 


smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with BILLS