judge juliet mackintuck central figure in the scandal that led to the cancellation of the trial for the death of Diego Maradonabroke its silence this Tuesday. “I want people to know the truth,” he said. Argentina News Agency. The judge sitting before the jury in the trial tried to appear confident as he testified again in the annex of the Buenos Aires Senate. “I believe in the system.”
In a short statement, the former director of San Isidro’s second TOC said: he reiterated his innocence And he said: ”“I trust the jury.”. These words came a day after she herself doubled down on the jury by criminally accusing her colleagues. Maximiliano Savarino by “Aggravated false testimony”
Mr. Mackintuck claims that Mr. Savarino: lied to the jury When he declared during a failed debate that he did not see any film crew members in the room. The judge asserts that she notified both him and the other judge. veronica di tomasoconfirm the presence of the camera through the shared WhatsApp group.
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Mr. Mackintuck’s complaint is a direct response to Mr. Savarino’s very harsh statements before the jury. The judge accused her of “Make a documentary with your friends” And he deceived them. “If he had received proper support, the case would have been over. we will get the verdict“Said Savarino, who called his colleague a liar.
Mr. Savarino categorically denied knowing anything. “I had no idea that there was a hidden camera for which Dr. Julieta Mackintuck was solely responsible,” he asserted. He claimed he would have done so if he had seen the cameraman. It would have attracted attention.
This exchange of words is the core of political trials. Defender of Mackintuck, Dario Saldaño He tried to incorporate into evidence WhatsApp chats proving Savarino knew about the cameras. However, the Chief Justice of Buenos Aires Hilda Kogan rejected the request, stating that “all evidence has already been incorporated at the appropriate time.”
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Testimony that complicates the judge: cameraman and secretary
It wasn’t just Judge Savarino’s testimony that complicated Mackintuck. Secretary of TOC N°3, Laura Soledad Minichi He also admitted that there had been misconduct. He was detained by the police, Daniela Barrionuevowarned him on the first day that there were “people who had some connection to Mackintuck and were not introduced as journalists.”
Minichi said the police told him, “It’s those people.”they came from her“And they are not certified by the press area of the court. I conveyed this to Dr. Savarino and Dr. Di Tomaso and asked if they could leave it open to the public, and they said yes. We will see it between them later,” the secretary declared.
Law enforcement officials said that although there were certified graphics, “Indoor photography is prohibited.”However, official court transmissions are excluded. When the same police reported that “one of them was recording on camera,” she reported it again to the judge. According to Minici, the answer was the same. “Then I’ll talk to the class.” (Press Manager).
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