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Jury to Decide Today on Judge Julieta Makintach’s Future Over Maradona Trial Documentary

Prosecutors argue she abused her office by enabling filming that nullified the Maradona case.

Overview

  • Verdict is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Buenos Aires provincial Senate annex in La Plata, where the enjuiciamiento jury will announce its decision.
  • Prosecutor Analía Duarte, representing the provincial Procuración, asked for removal and lifelong disqualification, alleging the judge lied, manipulated, and used state resources.
  • The defense contends no irregularities were proven, says the filming was authorized, and seeks acquittal along with acceptance of Makintach’s previously submitted resignation.
  • Makintach remains suspended, was removed from her Universidad Austral post, and is criminally charged in a case pending at UFI No. 1 in San Isidro.
  • Footage and a trailer released in late May showed the judge and scenes inside the San Isidro courts, which led to the nullification of the Maradona death trial.