Unsurprisingly, Héctor Timerman’s lawyers already requested Bonadio be removed from the case and, in case he’s not, requested the whole case be dismissed again. Judge Bonadio requested the “cover up” case’s files to use as consultation material for another case he’s investigating, which looks into whether Cristina and former Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman committed treason. Both cases — treason and cover up — were archived by Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas last year. Once he has gone over the case files, he could send them to the prosecutor investigating the treason allegations, Eduardo Taiano. Read more: Case Investigating Cristina For Treason Regarding AMIA Bombing ReopenedBoth cases clearly overlap, and even though Rafecas clarified to his colleague that Nisman’s investigation has been dismissed and can only be used for consultation purposes, Bonadio could take some steps to sidetrack the dismissal and re-open the case.

Source: The Bubble August 10, 2016 14:03 UTC