, with high-profile figures such as United States President Donald Trump and Elon Musk weighing in.
More than 190 witnesses are expected to testify against the seven main defendants. One coroner alreadyin March that Maradona’s death “was foreseeable” and that the football player likely died in “agony”.
But the trial was brought to a halt last week when one of the key defendants, Leopoldo Luque, called for Judge Makintach to be removed from the bench.Luque was a neurosurgeon and a personal doctor to Maradona when he died. Luque’s lawyer, Julio Rivas, told the court that his client had been approached by the BBC, a British news company, to take part in the documentary.Through that interaction, Rivas explained they found out that the documentary’s production company had ties to Judge Makintach’s brother, Juan Makintach.
Police also indicated that they had seen a camera in the courtroom, allegedly approved by Judge Makintach.On May 20, prosecutor Patricio Ferrari called for the trial to be paused for a week while the incident was reviewed. Footage was presented to the court from the documentary, showing the start of the trial. It appeared to feature the judge as a central figure.
Judge Makintach has denied wrongdoing. But Ferrari argued, “The situation compromises the prestige of the judiciary.”
It is unclear whether a new judge will replace Makintach in the coming months.A lack of adequate food in the city frequently leads donkeys to ingest whatever they find – including plastic bags – which can wreak havoc on their digestive health.
Though the work is often challenging, Derege takes pride in what he does.“I am proud of what I am doing … because I am trying to solve the problem of so many owners that rely on their donkeys,” he said with a smile.
Research group Forensic Architecture finds that Israel is using tactics in the West Bank similar to those used in Gaza.Israel is applying many of the tactics used in its war on Gaza to seize and control territory across the occupied West Bank during its Operation Iron Wall campaign, a new report [