One of the three judges presiding over the trial of the medical team of late Argentine footballer Diego Maradona has stepped down after it emerged she had been taking part in a documentary miniseries about the high-profile case, which has been under way since March.
Julieta Makintach, 47, recused herself on Tuesday after prosecutors presented footage and scripts from the documentary, arguing that the filming – carried out without the knowledge of the other judges, Maradona’s family, or the defendants – had compromised her impartiality in the trial.
