Overview

• On May 29, a Buenos Aires court nullified the homicide trial of seven health professionals accused in Diego Maradona’s 2020 death.
• Judge Julieta Makintach resigned on May 27 after a courtroom screening of a documentary trailer revealed her on-camera involvement and breached ethical rules.
• Presiding Judge Maximiliano Savarino found that Makintach’s participation had prejudiced proceedings after more than 40 witnesses had testified.
• The defendants, including surgeons and nurses, have denied charges of 'simple homicide with eventual intent' and face potential prison terms of eight to 25 years if convicted.
• A new trial will begin from scratch with judges to be selected by an internal court lottery, although no date has yet been set.