Prosecutors Seek Up to 12 Years for Maradona's Medical Team

The case concerns the medical care Diego Maradona received before his death in 2020. Prosecutors describe the treatment team's conduct as chaotic, according to DIE ZEIT.

The defendants include his chief doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist and nurses. They are accused of providing grossly inadequate care in the lead-up to his death, The42 reported. Those are allegations being examined in the trial, not findings of guilt.

Coverage on October 8 reported that prosecutors were seeking prison sentences of up to 12 years. Al Jazeera identified seven medical professionals facing the sentencing requests.

The request against neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque was specifically for 12 years. San Isidro deputy prosecutors general Patricio Ferrari and Cosme Iribarren sought that sentence for his responsibility in Maradona's death, according to La Nacion.

Ferrari's argument sharply criticised the staff entrusted with Maradona's health. La Repubblica reported that he described an improvised care team that abandoned Maradona to his fate.

On October 9, ABC reported that the requested sentences ranged from four to 12 years. Its account placed the prosecution's requests on Thursday, October 8, in Argentina.

The trial remains underway. The prison terms now being reported are what prosecutors want the court to impose, not sentences already handed down.

The coverage gives a specific 12-year request for Luque and a broader range of four to 12 years for the team. It does not provide a complete defendant-by-defendant breakdown of the requested penalties.

The central pending question is whether the court finds the defendants responsible for Maradona's death and, if so, what sentences it imposes. The supplied coverage gives no date for a verdict.