Maradona’s death trial: challenge of rejected judges

The new Argentinian court in charge of the trial on the death of former footballer Diego Maradona in 2000 on Wednesday rejected a request to challenge two judges presented by a defense team. Moreover, Seven people are accused of “homicide by possible Dol”. In addition, – Maradona's death trial: challenge rejected

(Keystone-ATS) Maradona’s personal doctor’s lawyers, indicted for the death of the Argentine idol, had asked on Monday to challenge two of the three judges of the new court, formed in July after maradona’s death trial: challenge rejected the cancellation of the first trial. Lawyers have invoked a “certain fear that they are not impartial”.

The judges rejected this request believing that the request “shows a purely dilatory objective based on personal assessments. conjectures and speculation devoid of legal basis”. Defense lawyers have announced that they would appeal.

The first trial was declared zero in late May after two. a half months of hearing, more than 40 witnesses heard and the scandal which saw one of the three judges challenged for participating in the preparation of a documentary series on the trial, with itself featured.

Seven health professionals – doctors. psychiatrist, psychologist, nurses – must answer for “homicide with possible dol”, in other words negligence committed while knowing that they can lead to death. They incur between 8 and 25 years in prison.

A former football star. Diego Maradona died at 60 on November 25, 2020 of a cardiorepiratory crisis and pulmonary maradona’s death trial: challenge rejected edema, after hours of agony according to the accusation, in a Tiger residence, north of Buenos Aires, where he was recovering after neurosurgery.