One week ago, the trial concerning the seven doctors who are accused of having acted negligently in connection with Maradona's death was paused.
The reason was that Judge Julieta Makintach was to be examined for bias. This because she is simultaneously involved in a documentary film about the case that is being filmed. It was also to be investigated whether she was even bribed.
Now she is jumping off after "not having had any choice" after the outrage over her involvement in the documentary – where she allowed herself to be interviewed during an ongoing trial, which is not permitted.
This is a judicial tragedy, says Fernando Burlando, legal representative for Maradona's daughters.
After her resignation, the other two judges decide how the trial will continue. Before the pause, the trial had been going on for two months and was scheduled to go on for four months.
Soccer legend Diego Maradona died in 2020 at his home outside Argentina's capital, 60 years old. At that time, it had been two weeks since he had been discharged from the intensive care unit Olivos after an operation for a blood clot in the brain. Maradona's family believes that the icon could have survived if he had received proper care.
