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A murder trial by Diego Maradona’s medical team on alleged misconduct was declared cheating by an Argentine court on Thursday.
The decision follows the removal of one of three judges overseeing the case by an Argentine court.
One of the defendants in the trial had requested the disqualification of Judge Julieta Makintach to allegedly allow the documentary to be filmed during court hearings due to possible lack of fairness.
Makintach accepted the disqualification of the court but defended her actions.
A new judge will hold a new trial. However, it remains unclear when the new exam will begin.
Fernando Barland, one of the lawyers representing Maradona’s daughter, hopes the new trial will end with a faster ruling.
“Given the great knowledge that all parties have a case, we can do it in a clear way, and perhaps by the end of the year we will be able to get trial for the death of Diego Armando Maradona,” Burland said outside the courthouse in Buenos Aires.
“The only thing we want is for the process to move forward,” said Dharma Maradona, daughter of the football star.
Maradona, world-renowned after scoring the goal that won Argentina at the 1986 World Cup, passed away in November 2020 of heart failure.
Argentine prosecutors have accused eight medical staff of “simple murders” in the death of a footballer.
The trials of seven of the eight defendants began in March, and the eighth with the ju judges scheduled to go to trial after the first case was over. The charges are sentenced to 8-25 years in prison.
