For prosecutors, Diego Maradona's medical follow-up was 'totally deficient' and 'uncontrolled'

11/30/2020 5:44 PM

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Updated 11/30/2020 5:44 PM

"Poor

.

"

.

.

These words were chosen by the prosecutors investigating the death of Diego Armando Maradona (60) to illustrate the context in which the Diez was treated and controlled at the house in the private neighborhood of San Andrés de Tigre where he died on November 25.

The investigation of the tax team led by the attorney general of San Isidro, John Broyad, and made up of his deputies Patricio Ferrari and Cosme Iribarren, and by the prosecutor Laura Capra, focuses on

:

"After the first five days of investigation, from what we see, the conduct was

. It was a

home stay

. It was a

", was the iron scene described to the

agency by

one of the judicial investigators .

Boca court, one of the many sanctuaries.

Photo: Pool Argra

Another member of the team of four prosecutors from the judicial department of San Isidro who understands the case was a little more cautious before

, and chose to speak of "

" about how the management of medical care for Maradona: "Things are not they were good ”.

The truth is that, at the moment, "an attempt is being made to determine whether there was

, negligence or medical malpractice that could constitute a

" added the judicial investigator.

And for this

the test

is

.

Precisely, after the analysis of that evidence incorporated in the file, it will be decided whether to call the doctor Leopoldo Luque for an investigation.

"Here the key will be given by the

, which would begin this Wednesday and takes about ten days, approximately.

You have to be sure of everything and go step by step ”, was the message from the most cautious wing.

It would not be strange then that the prosecutors decided not to take a temper against any of the suspects until they had the evidentiary plexus very clear.

View of the San Andres neighborhood where Maradona spent his last days.

Photo: Rafael Mario Quinteros

Meanwhile, and after the raids on Sunday at Adrogué de Luque's house and at his Belgrano office, this Monday the neurosurgeon appeared with one of his lawyers, Julio Rivas, to make a

at the Prosecutor's Office General of San Isidro de Acassuso 476.

However, prosecutors Iribarren and Capra informed the doctor's defense that the file was not in a position to take a statement from his client and that, in any case, he could make a

.

"If it is proven through the results of the medical reports, the requested expert opinions and the testimony of witnesses that there was some type of malpractice, Luque will be called to an investigation," said the researcher consulted.

In addition, he explained that Luque

, since the performance of the psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov is also being evaluated, despite the fact that on the day of Maradona's death, a statement was taken as a witness for having been present at home.

The neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque broke down before the media at his home in Adrogué.

Photo: Luciano Thieberger

One of the lawyers representing doctor Luque explained that his client

and that they still could not "see the entire file."

The truth is that the doctor is not formally accused of a specific crime, although during the raids he was notified of the

that a defendant has in a criminal process (articles 60 and 162 of the Buenos Aires Code of Criminal Procedure) such as putting a defender , that he is not obliged to testify against himself and that he can appear to make a spontaneous declaration.

Luque's situation

Luque is a suspect and is under investigation.

Even when ordering the raids that were made on Sunday, the San Isidro Guarantee judge who controls the file, Orlando Díaz, provisionally classified the case as "wrongful death", beyond another qualification that may arise with the future of the case and before the incorporation of more evidence.

Before it was known that the prosecutors were not going to take a statement from the doctor, lawyer Rivas explained that the idea was to go to the prosecution to

, make a "spontaneous statement" and "answer all the questions."

Mara Digiuni, one of Leopoldo Luque's lawyers, Photo: Andrés D'Elia

Regarding Luque's role regarding the ex-footballer's health, the lawyer clarified: "He was a friend of Maradona, circumstantially he was a doctor and Diego, for a matter of his friendship, trusted him. Those around Maradona know what happened and what it was Luque's activity: he operated on a neurosurgery and it came out perfect. "

Rivas clarified that Luque was not directing any medical team nor did he decide to be admitted to Tigre's house, and in this regard he commented: "Maradona was a person who was aware of what he was doing and stopped doing. He could decide what he wanted."

His statements were in

with the words that the doctor gave to the press after the raids.

"

is wrong. They are looking for something because it is Maradona, in another cause it does not happen," concluded Rivas.

Orders and rejection

Meanwhile, today there were at least two presentations to access the file as affected individuals.

On the one hand,

, Claudia Mora, Ana Estela, María Rosa and Rita Mabel Maradona;

They presented their request to accede to the case with the representation of the lawyers Matías Morla, who was the current lawyer and representative of the Diez, and his partner Yamil Castro Bianchi.

It emerged this afternoon that the prosecutors had denied that request to the sisters of the Ten.

Mario Baudry is Diego Fernando's lawyer and Verónica Ojeda's partner.

Photo: Andrés D'Elia

The other lawyer who appeared as a victim on behalf of Dieguito Fernando, Maradona's youngest son, was Mario Baudry, current partner of the boy's mother, Verónica Ojeda.

Baudry affirmed that

, anticipated that he would request that “an investigation be carried out to the last consequences” if there was a “personal abandonment” and held Luque and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov responsible for medical care.

Both Baudry and another lawyer, Rodolfo Baqué, who represents the nurse Dahiana Gisela Madrid, who cared for and is a witness in the cause for the death of the former footballer, commented that on the Wednesday before his death,

and hit his side right of the head and no one did any control.

The three daughters of Maradona,

, testified on Saturday as witnesses in the prosecution and were coincidental in that the reference and medical responsible for their father's health was Luque.

Source: Télam

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