The court ordered the suspension after defense lawyers complained about the judge's alleged involvement in a documentary about the case.

Officer Lucas Farias testified in the trial of seven health professionals accused of homicide for their alleged role in what prosecutors have described as the "horror theater" of Maradona's final days.

Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged 60, while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot, after decades battling cocaine and alcohol addictions.