Overview
- Makintach testified in the first hearing, apologized for the harm and said she did not believe she was acting improperly.
- Charges assert she promoted and took part in filming the documentary Justicia Divina inside the courtroom without authorization and with the prospect of economic benefit.
- Prosecutor Patricio Ferrari said 20 hearings were held before the trial was annulled and testified there was no authorization to film, while questioning the shift of the tribunal presidency to Makintach after May 15.
- Security personnel testified that cameras were allowed into the courtroom, that acquaintances entered through the judges’ door, and that Makintach later sent a WhatsApp message perceived as intimidating.
- Cameraman Jorge Ignacio Huarte stated he was paid 550,000 pesos by production company Ladoble and identified María Lía Vidal as the screenwriter, contradicting Makintach’s account.