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Argentine justice officials confiscated Diego Maradona’s doctor’s medical records on Sunday as part of their investigation into the soccer star’s recent death.
The search was requested by prosecutors in the wealthy Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro. The prosecution said in a statement that no charges had been brought against the doctor, Leopoldo Luque, or anyone else, but the investigation would continue.
“We have begun to analyze the material that was taken” from Luque’s home and office, the statement said. He did not provide information on what prompted the investigation.
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“They took the clinical files,” Luque told reporters.
“There was no medical error,” Luque said, adding that he was not responsible for the death of the footballer who catapulted him to international fame and semi-divine status at home after leading the Argentine team that won the 1986 World Cup.
In later years, Maradona struggled with substance abuse problems. “Diego was tired, tired of being ‘Maradona,'” Luque said.
The player’s lawyer, Matías Moria, said Thursday that he would call for a full investigation into the circumstances of the soccer legend’s death, criticizing what he said was a slow response from the emergency service.
“The ambulance took more than half an hour to arrive, which was criminal idiocy,” Matías said Thursday in a Twitter post.
Luque said a faster ambulance service would not have saved Maradona’s life. “He would have needed medical equipment at home, including a respirator,” he told reporters.
