Overview
- The provincial jury issued a unanimous 11–0 decision in a 115‑page ruling that removed Makintach from the bench.
- The case centers on her participation in the project Justicia Divina linked to the Maradona death proceedings, which reports say were later declared null.
- The sanctions permanently disqualify her from holding judicial office and strip eligibility for magistrate retirement benefits.
- Makintach denies wrongdoing, says a friend conceived the project and that tribunal colleagues knew, plans a Supreme Court appeal, and faces criminal counts of dereliction, abuse of authority and malversation.
- Producer José Arnal acknowledged commercial aims with about 7 million pesos invested and an estimated US$800,000 budget, while Verónica Ojeda and Diego Fernando attended the verdict and called the removal a step toward justice.