The trial over the death of Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona has been suspended for a week. The decision comes at the request of the prosecution due to the controversy surrounding judge Julieta Mackintach.

Makintach is being investigated over connections with the production of a documentary on the trial. The lawyers representing daughters Dalma and Giannina, the star’s former partner Verónica Ojeda, and their son Diego Fernando respectively, Fernando Burlando and Mario Baudry, presented a complaint after she allegedly allowed the entering of video cameras to the trial despite a ban being in place.

It’s not the first time Makintach has landed herself in hot water during the trial. Last Thursday’s hearing saw a recusal of the judge rejected, after Luque and Cosachov’s lawyers accused her of biased questioning. 

Although the court rejected the request, Judge Verónica Di Tomasso became tribunal president in place of Maximiliano Savarino, who will remain as a member.

A spokesperson for the court confirmed to the Herald the trial is now set to resume on May 27.

Tuesday May 20 was anticipated to be a key day for the trial, with Maradona’s therapist, Carlos Díaz, expected to testify. It’s not the first time Díaz’s testimony has been delayed, as he was originally planned to give his statement last Thursday. 

Díaz is one of the three main accused alongside the star’s chief medical advisor, Leopoldo Luque, and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov.

Carlos and Alejandro Cottaro, another pair of Maradona’s therapeutic companions, are also expected to testify on Tuesday.

Seven people are currently on trial, charged with involuntary manslaughter. Maradona’s main medical advisor, Leopoldo Luque, as well as his psychiatrist, Agustina Cosachov, and psychologist, Carlos Díaz, as well as medical care coordinators Nancy Forlini and Mariano Perroni, designated doctor Pedro Di Spagna and nurse Ricardo Almirón.

Another nurse, Dahiana Madrid is also accused, but was granted a trial by jury and will have a separate process. There is no date currently scheduled for her court proceedings to begin.