Argentine court declares a mistrial in the case over the death of soccer star Maradona

Judge Makintach did not act impartially. Her conduct caused harm to both the plaintiffs and the defense,

Judge Maximiliano Savarino said in declaring the mistrial

Diego Maradonafootball legend

Someone made a mistake and paid for it, but justice itself is not stained.”

Paraphrasing a famous quote by Maradona, she declared

The trial must now be heard by another criminal court,

he ruled

If I have to do it [testify] a thousand times more, I will."

But she added

I am not calm. I am angry. I hate them

the footballer's daughter Jana Maradona told reporters outside the court Thursday

This is all a great embarrassment,

defence attorney Miguel Angel Pierri told media outside the courthouse