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Malay Mail
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Scandal-hit judge in scrapped Maradona trial resigns
BUENOS AIRES, June 25 — The Argentine judge who caused the collapse of a trial over the 2020 death of football legend Diego Maradona resigned on Tuesday. Julieta Makintach's involvement in a clandestine documentary about the trial of Maradona's medical team led to the proceedings being scrapped in May after two months of hearings. Her fellow judges accused her of having 'caused prejudice' to the proceedings which heard hours of painful, sometimes tearful, testimony from witnesses including Maradona's children. No date has yet been set for a new trial although a new three-judge bench has been designated to hear the case. In a letter to the governor of Buenos Aires, which was seen by AFP, Makintach, who had been facing impeachment proceedings, said she ' profound institutional and social impact' of her actions on a 'very sensitive' trial. She said she believed her resignation would help restore confidence in the judiciary. Maradona, considered one of the world's greatest ever players, died in November 2020 at the age of 60 while recovering from brain surgery. He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema — a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs — two weeks after going under the knife. Seven medical professionals were put on trial over the conditions of his home convalescence, which prosecutors described as grossly negligent. Maradona's caregivers risk prison terms of between eight and 25 years if convicted of 'homicide with possible intent' — pursuing a course of action despite knowing it could lead to his death. — AFP
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Yahoo
Judge in Maradona negligence case resigns amid scandal
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentine judge embroiled in the scandal that led to the mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in Diego Maradona's death resigned Tuesday after a grand jury announced it would continue a process to consider her removal. Julieta Makintach, who withdrew from the case because of a documentary in which she appears as one of its lead characters, resigned as a judge in a Buenos Aires provincial court. 'I present my resignation with serenity, without renouncing the right to exercise my defense in the appropriate arenas,' Makintach wrote in a letter sent to the district authorities. The judge is on leave and will have to wait for the Buenos Aires authorities to accept her resignation. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986, died on Nov. 25, 2020 while in home hospitalization on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, days after undergoing surgery for a hematoma that formed between his skull and brain. He was 60. Seven healthcare professionals were brought to trial for allegedly failing to provide adequate care. ___ AP soccer:
San Francisco Chronicle
24-06-2025
- San Francisco Chronicle
Judge in Maradona negligence case resigns amid scandal
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentine judge embroiled in the scandal that led to the mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in Diego Maradona's death resigned Tuesday after a grand jury announced it would continue a process to consider her removal. Julieta Makintach, who withdrew from the case because of a documentary in which she appears as one of its lead characters, resigned as a judge in a Buenos Aires provincial court. 'I present my resignation with serenity, without renouncing the right to exercise my defense in the appropriate arenas,' Makintach wrote in a letter sent to the district authorities. The judge is on leave and will have to wait for the Buenos Aires authorities to accept her resignation. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986, died on Nov. 25, 2020 while in home hospitalization on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, days after undergoing surgery for a hematoma that formed between his skull and brain. He was 60.
Fox Sports
24-06-2025
- Fox Sports
Judge in Maradona negligence case resigns amid scandal
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Argentine judge embroiled in the scandal that led to the mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in Diego Maradona's death resigned Tuesday after a grand jury announced it would continue a process to consider her removal. Julieta Makintach, who withdrew from the case because of a documentary in which she appears as one of its lead characters, resigned as a judge in a Buenos Aires provincial court. 'I present my resignation with serenity, without renouncing the right to exercise my defense in the appropriate arenas,' Makintach wrote in a letter sent to the district authorities. The judge is on leave and will have to wait for the Buenos Aires authorities to accept her resignation. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986, died on Nov. 25, 2020 while in home hospitalization on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, days after undergoing surgery for a hematoma that formed between his skull and brain. He was 60. Seven healthcare professionals were brought to trial for allegedly failing to provide adequate care. ___ AP soccer: recommended
Washington Post
24-06-2025
- Washington Post
Judge in Maradona negligence case resigns amid scandal
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Argentine judge embroiled in the scandal that led to the mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in Diego Maradona's death resigned Tuesday after a grand jury announced it would continue a process to consider her removal. Julieta Makintach, who withdrew from the case because of a documentary in which she appears as one of its lead characters, resigned as a judge in a Buenos Aires provincial court. 'I present my resignation with serenity, without renouncing the right to exercise my defense in the appropriate arenas,' Makintach wrote in a letter sent to the district authorities. The judge is on leave and will have to wait for the Buenos Aires authorities to accept her resignation. Maradona, who led Argentina to the World Cup title in 1986, died on Nov. 25, 2020 while in home hospitalization on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, days after undergoing surgery for a hematoma that formed between his skull and brain. He was 60. Seven healthcare professionals were brought to trial for allegedly failing to provide adequate care. ___ AP soccer:
