Judge in Maradona case accused of behaving like an 'actress'

A judge successful Argentina has stood down from nan proceedings of Diego Maradona's aesculapian unit aft being criticised for taking portion successful a documentary astir nan case.

Seven members of nan legendary footballer's aesculapian squad person been charged pinch negligent homicide relating to his decease successful 2020. They contradict nan allegations.

Prosecutor Patricio Ferrari accused Judge Julieta Makintach of behaving "like an character and not a judge".

She was 1 of 3 judges successful nan lawsuit which has been adjourned. A determination astir whether a caller proceedings will beryllium ordered will beryllium made connected Thursday.

Maradona had been recovering astatine his location successful Buenos Aires from room connected a encephalon humor clot successful November 2020 erstwhile he died of a bosom attack, aged 60.

Prosecutors allege his decease could person been avoided and picture nan attraction fixed arsenic "reckless, deficient and unprecedented".

The aesculapian squad connected proceedings includes a neurosurgeon, a expert and a nighttime nurse. They declare nan shot prima refused further curen and should person stayed astatine location for longer aft his operation.

If convicted, they look betwixt 8 and 25 years successful prison.

The long-awaited proceedings began connected 11 March and was expected to past until July nevertheless its early has been thrown into doubt.

Judge Makintach said she had "no choice" but to excuse herself from nan case.

It is simply a usurpation of tribunal rules for unauthorised filming to return place.

As a trailer for nan documentary bid Divine Justice was played successful court, defence lawyer Rodolfo Baque shouted "trash!" astatine Judge Makintach.

Maradona's girl Gianinna and his erstwhile partner Veronica Ojeda some cried aft seeing nan footage.

Ms Ojeda's lawyer Mario Baudry said location was a emotion that nan lawsuit had now been "compromised" and it was "healthiest to commencement complete from scratch".

The tribunal will determine whether nan proceedings tin proceed pinch a caller judge aliases whether it will person to commencement again from nan beginning.

In July, an eighth personnel of Maradona's aesculapian squad will look a abstracted proceedings by jury.