The Argentine justice system authorized on Tuesday the transfer of the body of Diego Maradonadied in 2020, to the future mausoleum desired by his children, in a central neighborhood of Buenos Airesto facilitate future tributes “to Argentina’s greatest idol.” The decision, in a resolution of the San Isidro court (north of Buenos Aires) cited by several Argentine media, occurs on the eve of a first marginal trial of a nurse who is a member of Maradona’s medical team, regarding the causes of his death.
The main trial of seven professionals (a neurosurgeon and treating doctor, a clinical doctor, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a head nurse and nurses) is scheduled, after several postponements, for March 2025. A nurse, Gisela Madrid, who since The principle said that she had only followed the doctors’ instructions, she has obtained the right to be tried separately.
Regarding the remains, the San Isidro court initially decided, in May, not to authorize the transfer, arguing “possible measures that may be necessary”, in particular exhumation, within the framework of the trial, after objections from certain parties. The court found this Tuesday that there was no longer “opposition from any party”, and considered that a “favorable response” should be given to the children’s request.
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The idea, launched a year after Maradona’s death and formalized in 2023, is to move the remains of the Argentine soccer icon, who rests in a private cemetery in Bella Vista, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, to the central district and old port. from Puerto Madero. This towards a future mausoleum, the ‘M10 Memorial’, so that “the Argentine people and citizens of the world can pay tribute to who was the greatest idol of Argentina”, according to the children’s initial request.
