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Annex 11 and the Refutation of Nisman’s Complaint

In the formal legal submission made by the Procuraduría del Tesoro de la Nación (PTN) requesting the dismissal of prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s complaint on the grounds that no crime had been committed, the original English version and the official Spanish translation of the email and letter sent by Ronald K. Noble to then-Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman on January 16, 2015, were attached as Annex 11 (pages 386 to 419 of the brief).

This document served as the central pillar of the defense argument to prove that Nisman’s core premise—that the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran was intended to drop Interpol’s Red Notices against the Iranian suspects—lacked any factual basis.

Full Text of the Letter (Annex 11)

From: Ronald Noble

Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:13:55 +0400

To: Minister Héctor Timerman

Dear Minister Timerman,

Good day. I write to make clear your position and that of the Government of Argentina regarding the Interpol Red Notices issued for the arrest of the Iranian suspects in the AMIA bombing case.

I can confirm that on every occasion that you and I discussed the Interpol Red Notices issued in relation to the AMIA case, you expressed Argentina’s unwavering position that the Red Notices must remain in effect.

Your position and that of the Argentine government was consistent, firm and unwavering: the Interpol Red Notices had to stay in place, and Interpol was never asked by you or anyone in the Argentine government to remove or weaken them.

Furthermore, following the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between Argentina and Iran, you explicitly requested in writing that Interpol confirm that the status of the Red Notices would not be affected by the agreement, a position that Interpol officially confirmed.

I recall how passionately you spoke once again of the victims and their loved ones who have suffered so deeply and who deserve to see the investigation advance and those responsible for this deadly terrorist attack brought to justice.

Kind regards,

Ronald K. Noble

INTERPOL Secretary General (2000–2014)

Key Procedural and Political Impact ( with help from Gemini, A.I. )

• Immediate Reaction: Foreign Minister Timerman read excerpts of this communication publicly on January 15 and 16, 2015, just hours after Nisman filed his complaint and days before Nisman was scheduled to testify before Congress on Monday, January 19.
• Nisman’s Personal Notes: Following the prosecutor’s death, among his personal papers in his apartment was a handwritten list of draft responses for anticipated questions in Congress. Question #11 explicitly read: “How to explain the letter read by Timerman sent by Ronald K. Noble, former Interpol Secretary General?”, demonstrating that Nisman himself viewed this letter as the most difficult argument to counter.