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Makintach Alleges Planted Video; Prosecutors Push Back as Jury Proceeds

The clash now turns on the provenance of a 'Justicia Divina' trailer admitted without documented chain of custody.

Overview

  • Suspended judge Julieta Makintach filed a criminal complaint claiming investigators planted a documentary clip via her esthetician and manipulated a May 27 acta that, she says, lacks basic metadata and chain-of-custody details.
  • Her lawyer asked the provincial procurator to assign the probe outside San Isidro and accused officials of falsedad ideológica, abuso de autoridad and concealment or misuse of evidence.
  • Dalma and Gianinna Maradona requested protection for police witnesses and the esthetician, a no-contact order for Makintach, and the seizure of the judge’s court-issued computer to preserve possible digital evidence.
  • Fiscal Cosme Iribarren issued a detailed rebuttal defending prosecutorial conduct, asserting documentary materials and security-camera footage exist, and stating the trial’s nullity stemmed from the judge’s actions.
  • The jury de enjuiciamiento held a new hearing in La Plata to order evidence and witness lists, with the defense moving to admit messages and testimony tied to the documentary inquiry.