Diego Maradona Death Probe: Argentine Judge Imposes Travel Ban On Seven Suspects

Seven health professionals, who cared for Diego Maradona in the days before his death, have been summoned to provide testimony to prosecutors next week and face up to 25 years in prison if found guilty.

An Argentine judge on Thursday imposed an international travel ban on seven health professionals who cared for Diego Maradona in the days before his death. Judge Orlando Diaz issued the order after prosecutors deemed the defendants posed a flight risk, Argentina's state-run Telam news service reported. Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov, psychologists Carlos Diaz, Dahiana Madrid and Ricardo Almiron, doctor Nancy Forlini and nurse coordinator Mariano Perroni were last week charged with involuntary manslaughter. They have been summoned to provide testimony to prosecutors next week and face up to 25 years in prison if found guilty. "The public prosecutor's office considers these restrictive measures to be sufficient and adequate in order to neutralize any ... threat to the natural course of the investigation," the news agency quoted Diaz as saying.