DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA False start delays new Maradona death trial, timeframe uncertain 22-07-2025 16:53 Doubts remain after a preparatory hearing between prosecutors, defence lawyers and the new judges appointed after the first trial was declared null and void.
COURT RULING Court orders Fernández de Kirchner, other defendants ordered to pay US$535 million 16-07-2025 10:42 After experts analysed "the damage to the public purse” in Vialidad case, a court orders that former president and co-defendants to pay back about 684.99 billion Argentine pesos.
death of diego maradona Maradona's physician, accused in star’s death, requests trial by jury 13-07-2025 11:38 Leopoldo Luque, Diego Maradona's personal physician, seeks trial by jury following the annulment of the trial that had begun in March.
COURTS Scandal-hit judge responsible for scrapped Maradona trial resigns 25-06-2025 11:44 Pre-empting her likely impeachment and removal from office, Julieta Makintach sends a letter to Governor Kicillof announcing she will resign her post in order to help “rebuild institutional prestige.”
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Explainer: Keys to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s conviction 12-06-2025 15:48 The many legal woes of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, whose corruption conviction has been confirmed and rendered definitive by Argentina’s Supreme Court.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Anger as Maradona death trial annulled due to disgraced judge 29-05-2025 17:53 The trial over Diego Maradona’s death has been annulled after a judge involved secretly participated in a documentary; Julieta Makintach has been suspended and disgraced, forcing a full restart of proceedings.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona death trial collapses in scandal as court orders restart 29-05-2025 13:04 Trial into the death of Diego Armando Maradona declared null and void by San Isidro court following the scandal involving Julieta Makintach, one of the three judges overseeing the case.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Scandalous scenes as Maradona death trial is thrown into disarray 28-05-2025 12:33 The fate of the trial into Diego Maradona's will be decided on Thursday, following a scandal involving one of the judges over her participation in a documentary about the case.
death of diego maradona Future of Maradona death trial in doubt as scandal-hit judge steps down 27-05-2025 21:47 Judge Julieta Makintach forced to recuse herself following outcry; Court says it will decide Thursday if case goes to retrial.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona death trial in peril with judge under microscope 27-05-2025 09:14 The future of the trial for the death of star Diego Maradona will be defined Tuesday following questions about a judge's impartiality.
death of diego maradona Witness claims Maradona trial filming is for documentary about judge 25-05-2025 10:49 Judge and witness denies trial footage was for Maradona documentary; Filmmaker claims footage was part of a personal project about under-fire magistrate and not tied to the case.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Prosecutor asks Supreme Court to double CFK prison term 15-05-2025 16:38 Attorney General Eduardo Casal urges Supreme Court to double jail term handed down to former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for corruption offences.
death of diego maradona Police unsuccessfully raid firm in charge of Maradona’s care 14-05-2025 22:00 On order of the courts, police raid Medidom, the firm put in charge of Diego Maradona's home care – only to find out the company moved from address two years ago.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona trial: Daughter says doctors staged care to isolate him 13-05-2025 18:33 Gianinna Maradona, daughter of late legendary footballer, points the finger at Dr Leopoldo Luque and rest of medical team: "They convinced us that my father needed to be hospitalised at home."
Stranger than fiction... Milei plans charity courtroom play with ‘voluptuous blondes’ 09-05-2025 18:26 Javier Milei plans to put on a theatrical production featuring a mock trial of capitalism and “voluptuous blondes”; Play to raise money for state children’s hospital that his government has defunded could be performed at the Berlin Wall, says President.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Doctor: Maradona's 'self-harming behaviour' should've ruled out home care 07-05-2025 13:24 Pablo Dimitroff, director of the Clínica Olivos, says home care was not a "valid option" for late footballer.
death of diego maradona Maradona death trial: Diego was not fit for home care, says doctor 30-04-2025 00:20 Fernando Villarejo, head of Clínica Olivos' intensive care unit, says he expressed his opposition to home care.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona was 'very difficult patient,' surgeon tells court during trial into death 24-04-2025 23:58 A doctor attending Diego Maradona a few weeks before his death said Thursday that the football star "was a very difficult patient."
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona's daughter says doctors could have prevented star's death 16-04-2025 10:16 Dalma Maradona accuses doctors of deception and neglect as late footballer's final days come under scrutiny in emotional trial.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA ‘I’m not well,’ Maradona told a doctor, weeks before death 11-04-2025 09:38 Doctor Flavio Tunessi said the late footballing icon had told him "I’m not well," a few weeks before star's death.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona's former doctor bemoans 'neglect of care' before star's death 08-04-2025 17:19 Dr Mario Schiter, Diego Maradona's former doctor, says there was a "neglect of care" in late star's medical treatment in the period leading up to his death.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona ‘sometimes resisted’ medical treatment, admits sister 03-04-2025 23:48 Diego Maradona "sometimes resisted" medical attention, admits one of his sisters at the trial into his 2020 death.
COURTS Trial of Misiones provincial ex-deputy on child porn charges begins 03-04-2025 13:49 Former provincial deputy Germán Kiczka and his brother Sebastián Kiczka stand trial; Duo accused of possession, facilitation and distribution of material featuring child sexual abuse.
death of diego maradona Maradona trial: No alcohol or drugs in star's blood when he died 02-04-2025 18:10 Diego Maradona had no alcohol or recreational drugs in his blood when he died, despite his history of substance abuse, an expert witness testifies during trial.
death of diego maradona Maradona ‘was in agony’ before he died, says autopsy doctor 27-03-2025 18:48 Diego Maradona “was in agony” before he died and his doctors should have foreseen his condition, autopsy doctors testify before court.
POLITICS IN BRAZIL Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup 26-03-2025 22:26 Brazil's Supreme Court orders former president Jair Bolsonaro to stand trial on charges of plotting a coup after failing to win re-election in 2022.
death of diego maradona Witness arrested for false testimony at Maradona death trial 25-03-2025 17:39 Julio Coria, Diego Maradona's former bodyguard, detained for false testimony after the court in charge of trial into legendary footballer's death noted contradictions in his statements.
sexual assault claims La Matanza Mayor Fernando Espinoza to stand trial for sexual assault 25-03-2025 17:26 Ex-mayor of La Matanza accused of sexually assaulting his private secretary in May 2021; Judge rejects defence team’s request for dismissal.
death of diego maradona Maradona trial: Star's room was ‘very dirty,’ says doctor 21-03-2025 11:47 Details of star's death emerges during trial; Doctor who saw Maradona after death says medical team was attempting to resuscitate a body that had long been dead.
death of diego maradona No 'medical items' around Maradona deathbed, policeman tells court 18-03-2025 22:13 Lucas Farías, an officer in the Buenos Aires Province Police Force, says he saw no "medical items" in the room where Diego Maradona received post-operative care.
Death of diego maradona Court dismisses two defence lawyers from trial into Maradona's death 13-03-2025 23:32 San Isidro court trying seven health professionals for the death of Diego Maradona removes two lawyers of one of the defendants from the case over potential conflict of interest.
death of diego maradona Residents in ‘Barrio de Dios’ want justice for Maradona's death 12-03-2025 22:40 In La Paternal, the neighbourhood where Diego Maradona took his first professional steps as a footballer, residents want justice for their fallen idol.
MARADONA TRIAL Maradona medics on trial for 'horror theatre' of his death 11-03-2025 17:19 Four years after Diego Maradona's death, supporters chanted outside the trial of seven health professionals Tuesday to determine their responsibilities in what the prosecutor called the "horror theatre" of the legendary football player's final days.
Death of Diego Maradona 'This is how Maradona died' – prosecutor shows shocking photo at trial 11-03-2025 15:22 Shocking image of Diego Maradona on his deathbed shown to court in San Isidro as trial into legendary footballer's death gets underway.
MARADONA TRIAL Maradona medical team on trial four years after icon's death 11-03-2025 09:58 The multi-month trial begins Tuesday in San Isidro accusing seven of Maradona's medical caregivers for criminal negligence over the football legend's death.
MARADONA TRIAL Trial of Maradona's medics begins four years after death 07-03-2025 12:00 Beginning Tuesday, more than 100 witnesses will testify in a trial against Diego Maradona's former neurosurgeon, psychologist, and medical professionals accused of "deficient" health treatment.
PROFILE Brazil's polarising ex-president mired in legal woes 19-02-2025 15:19 Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro prepares 2026 election campaign atop legacy of disrupting the 'democratic order,' destroying the Amazon rainforest and violating human rights.
CÓRDOBA NEWSBORNS TRIAL Mothers of dead Córdoba newborns learnt of suspicions via press 22-01-2025 13:50 Testimony during first two weeks of court proceedings reveals that mothers of newborns allegedly killed by nurse at Córdoba hospital first found out about suspicions via the media.
UNITED STATES Trump would have been convicted, according special counsel report 14-01-2025 12:33 With the US presidential inauguration just days away, newly released special counsel report declares Donald Trump would have faced criminal charge if not for re-election.
Córdoba newborn deaths Nurse denies killings as trial into death of five newborns begins 10-01-2025 09:50 Prime suspect is 30-year-old nurse Brenda Agüero, accused of infanticide; Ex-provincial health minister, former hospital directors and healthcare professionals also facing trial.
NEONATAL DEATHS IN CÓRDOBA Trial into death of five newborns at Córdoba hospital gets underway 06-01-2025 09:05 Eleven defendants in dock for deaths of five children at the Hospital Materno Neonatal in Córdoba; Former nurse Brenda Agüero, responsible for vaccinating the newborns, stands accused of poisoning babies with potassium.
Latin America Argentine justice system orders arrest of 61 Brazilians for 2023 coup 15-11-2024 21:28 Argentina's justice system has ordered the arrest of 61 Brazilians in the country who are facing prison sentences at home related to last year's coup attempt in Brasília.
CRISTINA & THE COURTS Court upholds Fernández de Kirchner’s graft conviction, sentence 13-11-2024 12:04 Court upholds former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s conviction on corruption charges; Also confirms six-years prison sentence and lifetime ban from public office; Partido Justicialista leader will likely challenge ruling before the Supreme Court.
CRIME & INSECURITY Court in Argentina begins trial into 2021 penguin slaughter 30-10-2024 10:42 Trial investigating 2021 slaughter of hundreds of Magellanic penguins in Chubut Province gets underway. Events took place in Punta Tombo, home one of the largest penguin colonies in the world.
SINGER IN COURT L-Gante acquitted of kidnapping charges, avoids jail time 29-10-2024 08:29 Cumbia star L-Gante acquitted of kidnapping charges, avoiding jail time, though he receives three-year suspended prison sentence.
death of diego maradona Maradona medical team's negligence trial postponed to next year 12-09-2024 23:06 Court postpones until March 2025 the start of the trial of seven health professionals over alleged negligence in the death of Diego Armando Maradona.
HUMAN RIGHTS Argentine seeks military trial in Italy over dictatorship deaths 09-09-2024 15:55 Lieutenant colonel Carlos Luis Malatto, accused of the murder of eight people during the country's military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, seeks a military trial in Italy.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Cristina Fernández de Kirchner testifies, faces would-be assassin in court 14-08-2024 16:39 Denouncing a climate of violence prior to the assassination attempt on her life and facing her assailant for the first time in person, former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner states in court that she found out about shots fired at her after the fact.
CFK ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT CFK attempted murder trial: Carrizo says he 'would never kill' 04-07-2024 16:23 Nicolás Carrizo weeps as he defended himself in court on Wednesday, saying he would "never kill a person" during second hearing into September 2022 attempted assassination of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
CFK ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Would-be assassin tells court he wanted to kill CFK for 'social good' 26-06-2024 16:42 Fernando Sabag Montiel testifies in his trial over the attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in September 2022. "I wanted to kill her," he tells court.