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Power Cut Halts Makintach Hearing After Prosecutor Alleges She Produced Maradona Trial Documentary

A disciplinary jury weighing her removal is examining claims that a clandestine courthouse shoot tainted the nullified Maradona case.

Overview

  • Judge Ariel Introzzi testified that Julieta Makintach denied the documentary’s existence to colleagues and described her Sunday courthouse entry with a film crew as a clandestine setup.
  • Prosecutor José Amallo told the jury that Makintach not only starred in but also produced the project, asserting it pursued economic gains and citing seized scripts and records from the La Doble production company.
  • The session was cut short by a power outage and water leak, postponing Judge Maximiliano Savarino’s highly anticipated testimony until Monday.
  • Police custodians recounted unauthorized cameras inside the courtroom, privileged access for the judge’s acquaintances, and a WhatsApp message they viewed as intimidating after one custodian testified.
  • Cameraman Jorge Ignacio Huarte said he was paid 550,000 pesos and named María Lía Vidal as scriptwriter, while Makintach remains suspended and could be removed after the Maradona trial was annulled and ordered to be retried.