Maradona Case: Judge Makintach's Removal and Criticism of the Judicial System

A few hours after a key hearing defined the future of the trial for the death of Diego Maradona, the Buenos Aires Supreme Court suspended Judge Julieta Makintach, the judge who was left under suspicion because of her link to the production of a documentary about the debate where she tried to reveal whether there were criminal responsibilities for the death of the world football star.Judge Julieta Makintach after her departure from the trial for …

CNN Radio Argentina (CNN Radio Argentina) – Garret Edwards, director of Legal Investigations at the Libertad Foundation, spoke this Wednesday with Regreso CNN, the program hosted by Mariana Arias and Pepe Gil Vidal, about the scandal surrounding the trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradona, following the release of unauthorized videos recorded inside the San Isidro court. Judge Julieta Makintach, who was participating in the trial, was remo…

CNN Radio Argentina (CNN Radio Argentina) – Garret Edwards, director of Legal Investigations at the Libertad Foundation, spoke this Wednesday with Regreso CNN, the program hosted by Mariana Arias and Pepe Gil Vidal, about the scandal surrounding the trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradona, following the release of unauthorized videos recorded inside the San Isidro court. Judge Julieta Makintach, who was participating in the trial, was remo…

The Supreme Court of Justice of the province of Buenos Aires suspended for 90 days Judge Julieta Makintach, accused of having participated in the recording of an alleged documentary based on the trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradona. Lawyer Rodolfo Baqué, defender of nurse Dahiana Gisela Madrid, one of those involved in the trial, confirmed it to the Agencia Noticias Argentinas. According to the decision released tonight, "the measure ta…

Although he denies the charges against him and that he has already left the case, Makintach is investigated by the Buenos Aires Supreme Court of Justice and has at least three requests for political trial against him.The excerpts of the documentary, the vision of the lawyers and Veronica Ojeda.

Julieta Makintach was assigned by lot to complete the Oral Court in the Criminal Court No. 3 of San Isidro, which judges the death of Diego Armando Maradona. Originally, the judge belongs to the Court No. 2, but in the absence of a member, the Court of Appeal decided to join the court by drawing lots. “It is a regular mechanism, there is no irregularity in that procedure,” explained Darío Saldaño, who was a graduate partner of the judge in Spain…