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Police investigated in case of dead Argentine prosecutor

Policemen stand guard next to a sign that reads in Spanish; "Thanks Nisman. Justice. I am Nisman," outside the prosecutor's office investigating the death of Alberto Nisman, a prosecutor found dead in his apartment, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. The death of the prosecutor who had accused Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez of a criminal conspiracy came under mounting questions Wednesday with the discovery that the apartment where he was found dead had not been securely locked and had a third entrance. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Policemen stand guard next to a sign that reads in Spanish; "Thanks Nisman. Justice. I am Nisman," outside the prosecutor's office investigating the death of Alberto Nisman, a prosecutor found dead in his apartment, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. The death of the prosecutor who had accused Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez of a criminal conspiracy came under mounting questions Wednesday with the discovery that the apartment where he was found dead had not been securely locked and had a third entrance. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) Policemen stand guard next to a sign that reads in Spanish; "Thanks Nisman. Justice. I am Nisman," outside the prosecutor's office investigating the death of Alberto Nisman, a prosecutor found dead in his apartment, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. The death of the prosecutor who had accused Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez of a criminal conspiracy came under mounting questions Wednesday with the discovery that the apartment where he was found dead had not been securely locked and had a third entrance. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

By Associated Press 2 min read

BUENOS AIRES (AP) – The 10 police officers assigned to protect a federal prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of shielding Iranians accused in an Argentine terrorist bombing are being investigated for their actions on the day the prosecutor was found shot to death.

The officers, along with two supervisors, are being looked at as part of an internal investigation involving Alberto Nisman’s death, a person close to the investigation told The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity.

In particular, investigators are looking into the time it took two officers assigned to the door of Nisman’s building to advise their superiors that they had not been able to reach the prosecutor by telephone, said the person, who was not authorized to comment publically.

Earlier this week, the 10 officers made declarations to lead investigator Viviana Fein, who would ultimately decide whether to try them for anything. All 10 have been suspending during the investigation, the person close to the case said.

The 51-year-old prosecutor was found Sunday night slumped in the bathroom of his apartment with a bullet wound in his head.