The Jury of Prosecution of the Legislature of Buenos Aires dismissed this Tuesday from his position, unanimously, Juliet Makintachthe judge who caused the annulment of the trial last May for the death of the former soccer player Diego Armando Maradona for starring in an unauthorized documentary about the case.
The eleven members of the Jury of Prosecution, made up of magistrates and legislators from the province of Buenos Aires, decided to remove the judge from her position, who did not attend the hearing in which the verdict was read.
Makintach She was dismissed and permanently disqualified from holding judicial office for participating in a documentary project, which was to be titled ‘Divine justiceabout the process in which a series of people were tried for the death Maradona and that was annulled after the scandal of the audiovisual report that was underway clandestinely became known.
After 10:30 local time (13:30 GMT) this Tuesday, the secretary of the Jury, Ulises Alberto Gimenezread the verdict of the jury in the city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires.
In the room, there was the youngest son of Maradona, Diego Fernandoalong with his mother, Veronica Ojedaonly family members present. According to the verdict, Makintach He failed to fulfill the duties of his position and abused his authority and misappropriated funds.
Although she will be able to continue practicing as a lawyer, she will lose the right to a privileged retirement as a member of the Judiciary, a special regime that allows judicial officials to earn higher salaries than the average for pensioners, 82% of their last salary.
The 115-page ruling states that the judge “participated and provided essential support to a group of people to irregularly access the courtroom where the trial was being held to determine possible responsibilities for the death of Diego Armando Maradona, and authorized them to clandestinely take images of the debate.”
“The judge used the trial for the death of someone who was a popular figure, both locally and internationally, to satisfy a purely personal interest and totally unrelated to the judiciary,” the judicial document adds.
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The lawyer Rodolfo Baquéwho represents the prosecution, announced that he will also request impeachment for the judges Veronica Di Tommaso and Maximiliano Savarinowho made up the court along with Makintach.
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A new trial to determine responsibilities for the death of the Argentine player, which occurred on November 25, 2020, will begin on March 17, 2026.
