JAKARTA - One of the three judges who oversaw the trial of seven health professionals accused of negligence in Diego Maradona's death withdrew from the trial on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Buenos Aires time, Argentina, amid controversy over his participation in the making of a documentary about the case.
Julieta Makintach stepped down from the case after prosecutors showed documentary footage covering the first moments after the football star's death in 2020 until the trial began more than two months ago, in which the judge emerged as one of its main characters.
After the resignation of Makintach, two other judges had to decide how the case would proceed.
The trial was suspended for a week after prosecutor Patricio Ferrari asked the San Isidro court to review the role of Makintach, who allegedly allowed the documentary to be made during the trial.
Leopoldo Luque, Maradona's main doctor when the star died and one of the main defendants, has asked that Makintach be expelled from trial.
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Luque's lawyer, Julio Rivas, said he had been contacted by the BBC for an interview because they were making a documentary about the trial.
Meanwhile, Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986, died on November 25, 2020 while undergoing treatment at a hospital on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, a few days after undergoing surgery a hematoma formed between his skull and brain. At that time, he was 60 years old.
Seven health care professionals were tried for allegedly failing to provide adequate care and could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.
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