the judge releases the medical star from prison

(CNN Español) –– The court investigating the death of Diego Armando Maradona has decided to release from prison Dr. Leopoldo Luque, the neurosurgeon who treated the deceased world football star, confirmed on CNN by a source with direct access to the file.

Argentine justice investigates the possible commission of manslaughter. It also places particular emphasis on the medical treatment Maradona received in the last two weeks of her life.

John Broyad, one of the prosecutors in the case, told CNN that he is trying to determine whether there was medical malpractice or malpractice. Although there are no defendants in the case, Luque is one of those investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office. His lawyers presented a judicial brief on Thursday in which they stated that “Diego Armando Maradona has never been abandoned by Leopoldo Luque”. They also asked for the specialist to be released from prison. The court granted it during this section of the investigation.

Luque had no warrant for his arrest. On top of that, with his release from prison, his lawyers have made sure that if the prosecution today seeks the doctor’s pre-trial detention, he should show progress in the investigation that would change the judge’s mind. And therefore, reverse the resolution this Friday.

Maradona died on November 25 in a house in the city of Tigre, near the Argentine capital. This, while he was recovering from an operation he had undergone in early November for a subdural hematoma.