Judge in Maradona homicide trial steps down after documentary controversy
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Julieta Makintach withdrew from the San Isidro court handling the case after the prosecutor showed footage of a documentary that spans the first moments after the soccer star's death in 2020 to the start of the trial more than two months ago, in which the judge appears as one of its lead characters.
Following Makintach's resignation, the other two judges will have to decide how the case will proceed.
The trial was suspended for a week after prosecutor Patricio Ferrari asked the court to review Makintach's role in allegedly allowing the documentary to be filmed during the trial.
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Leopoldo Luque, Maradona's primary doctor at the time of the star's death and one of the main defendants, had requested Makintach's removal from the trial.
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