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Diego Maradona trial judge stands down amid scandal

By Thomson Reuters May 27, 2025 | 1:28 PM

By Lucinda Elliott

(Reuters) – One of three judges in Diego Maradona’s closely scrutinized homicide trial in Argentina resigned on Tuesday amid a scandal triggered by the alleged filming of an unauthorized documentary, bringing uncertainty to the future of legal proceedings.

The high-profile trial over the death of soccer star Maradona began on March 11 in the South American country where the World Cup winner is still revered.

(Reporting by Lucinda Elliott; Editing by Brendan O’Boyle)