judge Juliet McIntash (48) He faces a jury that could spell the end of his 27-year career at the Justice Department in Buenos Aires. It seems that her future master’s degrees and doctorate are not enough to cover up the serious accusation against her: being the heroine of the documentary “Divine Justice,” a project about her participation in the death trial of “Divine Justice.” Diego Armando Maradona (60).
“You ruined my life”The judge stated in an interview that she agreed to give it Clarion In one of the intermediate rooms of his impeachment trial, in the lobby of the Buenos Aires Senate annex.
How did this affect you personally?
-You ruined my life. (There are) 27 years of work, with a lot of effort and a lot of constant dedication. I do not know a judge who has two master’s degrees and is pursuing a doctorate. I don’t know. At least in San Isidro, sorry, there must be a lot. But at least in my judicial administration.
– How difficult is this in institutions, yes, and in disciplinary control?
Do you want to continue being a part of justice?
-I have already submitted my resignation.
McIntash, during the fourth recess of the jury in La Plata. Photo: Francisco Loureiro.Judge Mackintash, dressed in a black suit and green shirt, is confident. Based on the testimonies heard in the jury, he confirms that it is clear that the camera entered on the first day of the trial over Maradona’s death was authorized by his fellow judges Maximiliano Savarino and Veronica De Tommaso, who constitute the Oral Criminal Court No. 3 of San Isidro.
“I am very satisfied with what is happening (at the jury). I think it has become very clear that the camera was not hidden, and that The filming was not secret This was allowed. There is no rule preventing this. Then there was talk about documenting the hidden, secret and forbidden trial, but it became clear that this was not the case. There is no documentation of the trial “They only filmed the beginning and then never filmed anything again,” the judge said in a firm, confident voice.
You can tell McIntash wants to speak up and tell his truth. This became even clearer after Judge Savarino’s statement last Monday. The judge called her “manipulative, a liar and deceived us all along” in relation to making the documentary.
For the judge there was no “hidden camera” or “secret filming”. Photo: Francisco Loureiro.He then explained that his relationship with McIntash was strained. The judge-witness said regretfully: “When we learned that there was filming, she explained to us that it was a private matter, and that the court had authorized it. This explanation was deceptive.”
McIntash also referred to his colleague. “It has been proven that Savarino was lying and that is why he abandoned his other colleagues,” he said, referring to Di Tomaso and Organizing Committee Secretary No. 3 Laura Minici.
Represented by attorney Dario Saldaño, McIntasch filed Complaint for perjury against Savarino In the La Plata justice system.
The judge, who was suspended from office by the Superior Court of Justice of the Province of Buenos Aires and submitted his resignation to the Governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kiselov, stated, Chats Posted in the group WhatsApp Named “The Dam Trial” Which he shared with Savarino and De Tomaso.
“There is something important I would like to clarify, when he talks about the hidden camera and feels insulted, I keep my mouth shut because I want the Maradona trial to continue. They really wronged me and tarnished my reputation so much that they called me rubbish, and I kept silent so that the trial and the chats I just showed could continue (n. From t.:to the present press) prove it I wanted the trial to continue because my integrity was never at stake.. Losing or weakening my integrity was not at stake. “I avoided revocation and there was no reason to be neutral,” the judge said.
The hadiths Chats It occurred between May 17 (May, two days after the scandal broke out in the trial) and the 27 of the same month, when the judge finally appealed from all sides and apologized for continuing the discussion.
“I wanted the trial to continue,” he said of the controversy surrounding Diez’s death. Photo: Francisco Loureiro.In chats they point out that there is no documentary, that it was an idea of a friend (María Léa Vidal Aleman) and, above all, that they did not commit any crime.
“I understand that you are upset and upset about my issues. However I didn’t do anything wrong, I didn’t even sell a documentaryHe said: “There are no operations or contracts with production companies or any of the crimes they attribute to me intentionally to pollute the field, because it is clear that they are negotiating everything behind the scenes and the trial, legality and truth do not matter much to them.”
According to her, she asked on several occasions to meet her colleagues to explain to them in person what happened. He never received a positive answer. The reasons given by Savarino and Di Tomaso were that they were unable to do so due to personal problems and because they were working on a trial or writing a sentence.
Permission to register
McIntash confirmed that he spoke with the other two judges about the presence of a camera that recorded “short footage of me for three hours.” He has always maintained that Savarino and Di Tomaso knew about the filming.
“This is important: I did not decide that the press would not film. I did not forbid anything. I asked if I could insert a camera, three hours, short footage, at me. They said yes.”He explained.
Di Tomaso asks you to attach the transcript (court permission to photograph). Did you combine it?
-You don’t need permission. The thing again is that it’s important to the community: we didn’t need permission. Public debate is allowed, it was on YouTube and it goes out into the world. It is not forbidden, it is not hidden, and there is no need for it. What is allowed cannot be allowed.
When does the WhatsApp group start mentioning the documentary?
-I talked about that before. A friend of mine wants to make a documentary about justice. It was at a meeting of the three, before the start, and before Sunday 9th (March, when he registered the photos in the San Isidro courts). Maybe Di Tomaso knew I was gone. He uploaded it on WhatsApp status, everyone saw it. She knew I was gone. He is a friend who is making a documentary about justice. I’ve always said the same thing. I wasn’t moved by that story.
His impeachment trial continued on Wednesday with new testimony, and the parties’ arguments are expected to be carried out on Thursday. The ruling is expected to be known next Tuesday, the 18th, to determine whether the judge has been dismissed or will continue in her duties, in contrast to the resignation she submitted to the executive authority in Buenos Aires.
Meanwhile, in the regular justice system of San Isidro, a criminal case remains open by prosecutors Carolina Asprilla, Cecilia Scheib and José Amalo, who charged her last September with “passive bribery, violation of the duties of a public official, abuse of power, misappropriation of public funds and misappropriation of services”, as a result of what happened with the filming of the documentary that led to the cancellation of the trial in Diez’s death.
