Four years after the death of Maradona, the trial of his doctors declared zero – Liberation
An audience started for several weeks, 40 witnesses heard and the fascination of an entire country – at least. Seven health professionals – doctors, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurses – had been tried since March 11 for negligence having potentially trained The death of Diego Maradona, in November 2020. But Maximiliano Savarino, president of the San Isidro court, in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, said Thursday, May 29 « Nullity of the trial ». He will have to start again with new judges.
The decision was made after the challenge of one of the three magistrates for participating in an unauthorized documentary. The conduct of judge Julieta Makintach, who was diveled on Tuesday, has « Engeated damage to the accusations as well as for defense »estimated Maximiliano Savarino. Her position had become untenable after the revelation of his collaboration-without everyone-without the preparation of a documentary mini-series of which she was a key protagonist. « Death, an idol, a judge, a trial »promised the trailer, broadcast on Tuesday at the hearing. After this incredible episode, defense lawyers had asked for the resumption of the trial, but with a new trio of magistrates.
Maximiliano Savarino has established that the trial will have to resume « With another court »therefore other judges than himself and his colleague Veronica di Tomasso. No date has been put forward, but the new trial may not take place for several months. The prosecutor, Patrico Ferrari, had supported the change of judges, evoking a « Horizontal contamination » of the trial: « Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take a step forward ». He said he hoped that he can resume « This year ». Fernando Burlando, lawyer for the older girls of Maradona, also speculated on a recovery « Before the end of the year »believing that the first version of the audience « Had a dirty smell, rancid »reason why it was necessary « Clean, change everything ».
« El Pibe de Oro » died at 60 on November 25, 2020, following a cardiorepiratory crisis coupled with pulmonary edema. After hours of agony, according to the accusation, on a convalescent bed in Tiger (near San Isidro), where he has been recovering for two weeks after a neurosurgical intervention, however without a hitch. Is the « God » of Argentinian football died when, inevitably, a body worn out by excess and addictions? Or was death on the contrary avoidable, and was there maliciousness, possibly conscious? This is the challenge of this trial.
The accusation evokes a « assassination ». Fernando Burlando suggests a « Pecuniary interest » of The caregiver. The accused incur between 8 and 25 years in prison, but deny the slightest responsibility in the death, each entrenching themselves behind their specific task, unrelated to the causes of death. Five years after his death, « Maradona still not at peace »this week summed up a title of the Argentine press, about the judicial debacle.
One of the footballer’s daughters Jana Maradona expressed her « anger », After nullity. « I hate them »she launched indistinctly, to the address of justice. « Scandalous »commented Veronica Ojeda, ex-partner of the star and mother of one of her children. “We will have to testify again, start from scratch. But if we have to do it a thousand times, we will do it a thousand times. Justice will be done ”.
