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Suspended Judge Makintach Faces New Chat Evidence as Lawyers Move to Seek Her Arrest

Victim-side lawyers say the newly disclosed WhatsApp messages show pressure on a witness, prompting a request for the judge’s detention.

Overview

  • Esthetician María Eva Pereyra testified and turned over WhatsApp chats in which Julieta Makintach repeatedly contacted her about the documentary trailer, saying the exchanges caused anxiety and disrupted her hospital shift.
  • Screenshots include Pereyra’s message ending the exchange and reporting distress, while Makintach wrote that investigators acted illegally and suggested a phone had been tapped.
  • Judicial official Marina Rodríguez testified under oath that she received the trailer from doctor Julia Casalino, countering Pereyra’s initial statement that Makintach had sent it to her in March.
  • Attorney Fernando Burlando, who represents Dalma and Gianinna Maradona, said he will ask for Makintach’s detention, arguing the chats show obstruction and witness harassment.
  • Makintach remains suspended and formally imputed in San Isidro on charges including passive bribery, breach of duties, abuse of authority, and misuse of public resources, while a provincial jury process and related motions continue in parallel.