{"id":29423,"date":"2025-05-28T07:20:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=29423"},"modified":"2025-05-28T07:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:20:44","slug":"judge-in-diego-maradona-case-steps-down-after-being-accused-of-behaving-like-an-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/05\/28\/judge-in-diego-maradona-case-steps-down-after-being-accused-of-behaving-like-an-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge in Diego Maradona case steps down after being accused of behaving like an ‘actress’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A judge in Argentina has stood down from the trial of Diego Maradona’s medical staff after being criticised for taking part in a documentary about the case.<\/b><\/p>\n

Seven members of the legendary footballer’s medical team have been charged with negligent homicide relating to his death in 2020. They deny the allegations.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Patricio Ferrari accused Judge Julieta Makintach of behaving “like an actress and not a judge”.<\/p>\n

She was one of three judges in the case which has been adjourned. A decision about whether a new trial will be ordered will be made on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Maradona had been recovering at his home in Buenos Aires from surgery on a brain blood clot in November 2020 when he died of a heart attack, aged 60.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors allege his death could have been avoided and describe the care given as “reckless, deficient and unprecedented”.<\/p>\n

The medical team on trial includes a neurosurgeon, a doctor and a night nurse. They claim the football star refused further treatment and should have stayed at home for longer after his operation.<\/p>\n

If convicted, they face between eight and 25 years in prison.<\/p>\n

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Fans of the late soccer star Diego Maradona hold a banner outside the court in San Isidro on the outskirts of Buenos Aires that reads in Spanish \u201cJustice for God\u201d (Image: AP \/ Natacha Pisarenko)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The long-awaited trial began on 11 March<\/a>\u00a0and was expected to last until July however its future has been thrown into doubt.<\/p>\n

Judge Makintach said she had “no choice” but to excuse herself from the case.<\/p>\n

It is a violation of court rules for unauthorised filming to take place.<\/p>\n

As a trailer for the documentary series Divine Justice was played in court, defence lawyer Rodolfo Baque shouted “trash!” at Judge Makintach.<\/p>\n

Maradona’s daughter Gianinna and his former partner Veronica Ojeda both cried after seeing the footage.<\/p>\n

Ms Ojeda’s lawyer Mario Baudry said there was a feeling that the case had now been “compromised” and it was “healthiest to start over from scratch”.<\/p>\n

The court will decide whether the trial can continue with a new judge or whether it will have to start again from the beginning.<\/p>\n

In July, an eighth member of Maradona’s medical team will face a separate trial by jury.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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