Prosecutors in Maradona Death Trial Seek Sentences up to 12 Years
Prosecutors say Maradona’s medical team abandoned him to his fate and seek prison terms of up to 12 years for the top defendant.
- On Thursday, Argentine prosecutors began closing arguments seeking prison sentences of up to 12 years for seven medical professionals, accusing them of a "chaotic organisation" that abandoned football icon Diego Maradona to his fate.
- Defendants are charged with "dolo eventual," a legal concept meaning they were aware their actions could cause harm but persisted. Prosecutors cited the near-total absence of medical equipment, including a defibrillator, as evidence of dereliction of duty.
- Assistant prosecutor Cosme Iribarren told the court that signs of fatal outcome appeared "long beforehand." Experts testified carers failed to react to tachycardia and breathing difficulties, while prosecutors showed images of Maradona with a visibly swollen stomach.
- Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, the main defendant, repeatedly claimed, "I acted as a neurosurgeon... I did not make any medical decisions," distancing himself from day-to-day care. Each defendant downplayed individual responsibility, arguing the death was unforeseeable.
- This trial follows a previous proceeding annulled last year after a judge participated in a clandestine documentary. The summation is expected to last two weeks, with the accused facing up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
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The sixth anniversary of the death of one of the greatest football players in history is approaching, and the legal proceedings aimed at clarifying the circumstances of the tragic death continue.
Argentine prosecutors will seek 12-year prison sentences for the medical professionals who cared for Diego Maradona in the final months of his life. The football legend died on November 25, 2020, shortly after turning 60. The most serious charge could be brought against Maradona's personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, who is also facing prosecution for premeditated murder. According to prosecutors, Luque is primarily responsible for the former footba…
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Diego Armando Maradona was left "in a situation of abandonment" at the mercy of "his own destiny" until his death in November 2020, the result of a "chaotic organization" of the medical team that assisted him. This is what emerges from the requirement of the trial on the circumstances of the death of Pibe de oro.
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