The witness list was cut in half and the start date was confirmed

The dismissal of the former judge has already been confirmed Juliet McIntash (48) Involved in a judicial scandal within the framework of the first death trial Diego Armando Maradona (60), a main hearing was held for the second argument which included the motions to cancel, from Release of one of the accused And progress in the process.

Judges Alberto Gage, Alberto Ortolani and Pablo Rolón, who make up the Oral Criminal Court No. 7 of San Isidro, unanimously determined on Tuesday the continuance of the process because they considered that “there is no specific complaint for the defense at trial.”

All parties agreed to form a One list of witnesses For new discussion.

Once the evidence was confirmed, it was decided to begin the second trial for Maradona’s death March 17 After that, three weekly sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

The session began 15 minutes before 11 o’clock in the presence of three of Maradona’s daughters: Jana, Dalma, and Janina. The defendants, Nancy Forlini, coordinator of the Swiss medical company, and Mariano Perrone, who is associated with the home medicine company Medidum, were also present.

The first annulment requests were submitted by lawyer Nicolas d’Albora, defending Forlini, who asked for the hearing to be suspended and said that this request “is not a maneuver to delay, but rather undermines the integrity of this trial, which is already very unhealthy.”

d’Albora cited the decision of the Appeals and Guarantees Chamber of San Isidro which referred to the fact that it had not been considered A request from the defense of psychiatrist Agustina Kosachov Conduct a single trial, either by a jury or with technical judges.

Conducting a single trial for eight defendants aims to “avoid… Artificial division of the issue“The duplication of evidence, re-victimization and, above all, the risk of contradictory rulings,” the lawyer said.

When the case came to court in April 2022, the defendants had to choose whether they wanted to be tried by a popular jury or by a court. There were only three defendants (Forlini, Kozachov, and psychiatrist Carlos Diaz), who ruled on the matter by electing a technical court.

“Forlini does not trust technical judges after the McIntash scandal”d’Albora said, when he first asked for his client’s dismissal and then for her to be prosecuted by citizens.

Francisco Oneto, defending neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, confirmed that the call for the hearing was null and void because the decision to try his client before a popular jury was not final.

“I propose absolute nullity,” he said. “There is an opportunity to choose to waive a jury trial. If he remains silent, he has not resigned, and if he has not resigned, he should be tried by a jury.”

For his part, Kosachev’s defender, Vadim Mishanchuk, demanded that it be taken into account Three expert reports conducted by the San Isidro Expert Advisory OfficeThis contradicts what was presented by the Buenos Aires Police in 2021, and its acceptance is in the Appeals and Guarantees Chamber. They have experience in cardiology, psychology and psychiatry.

He stressed that “these are superior investigations into the eight defendants because they rule out fraud and any kind of criminal scheme.”

In turn, the Deputy Public Prosecutor of San Isidro, Patricio Ferrari, stressed that the defenders have only one goal: “not to hold a trial.”

“We want the trial to take place Once and for all. Ferrari said: “This is like a game of goose, we go forward one square and come back 10. We ask that all proposals be rejected and that the decision be made on the day of the appointment so that we do not delay any further.”

Fabian Amendola and Fernando Borlando, who represent Dalma and Gianina Maradona, pointed out that “it is necessary that the trial take place as quickly as possible on the basis that the accused has the right to be tried within a reasonable period of time, which is forgotten. The victims also have this right.”

“We have heard the proposals of all advocates in countless situations, and they have been repeated. The proposals They have no entity, they have no seriousness, they are reissues They haven’t had any kind of success. “Nothing prevents the continued work of justice,” Borlando added.

Mario Boudry confirmed that the defenses were exposed “Chicanos” For not proceeding with the discussion, while Felix Linfante, Jana Maradona’s lawyer, indicated that “or there is a normative effect” and that “re-victimization does not proceed” in the new trial.

Finally, after a fourth recess, Justices Gage, Ortolani and Rollon unanimously decided to reject the annulments and move forward with the judicial process.

Once the first question was decided, the judges moved on to the prosecution’s presentation of evidence.

The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed this from the original list of 178 witnesses will continue to be called 90Almost half. Many are people who also share their interest in testifying with some of the defendants’ defenses.

Prosecutor Ferrari asked to add to the discussion the sexual assault case in which the nurse was accused, Ricardo Almiron, who is on full trial in the Federal Capital District.

For his part, Borlando requested a merger Five doctors from Ipensa Clinic From La Plata, where Maradona was treated before undergoing surgery for a subdural hematoma in November 2020, days before his death.

He also requested that the president and vice president of Gimnasia y Esgrima de La Plata be called as witnesses at the time when Maradona was technical director and Gabriel Bono was Diez’s assistant.

Oneto also requested that the doctors who conducted heart studies and incorporate the medical history seized at the Olivos Clinic, where Maradona underwent surgery for a subdural hematoma, be added to the list of witnesses.