'Justice for Diego' - Argentines march seeking answers over Maradona's death

Hundreds marched in Buenos Aires on Wednesday to claim for justice over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. Maradona's youngest son Diego Fernando and his mother Veronica Ojeda, who marched surrounded by a large group of bodyguards wearing the Argentine shirt, told that she was there to accompany his son and to "demand justice".

Argentines took to the streets on Wednesday to demand what they say is justice for Diego Maradona after the icon's death in November sparked investigations into how he died and whether there had been any negligence in his care.

"He did not die, they killed him!," the organizers of the demonstration said in materials sent out on social media prior to the march. "Justice for Diego. Trial and punishment of the guilty."

The march kicked off at the emblematic Obelisco monument in central Buenos Aires, where protesters waved flags and sang songs in homage to Maradona, choking the streets around rush hour in the country's capital.

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Maradona's ex-wife, Claudia Villafane, and two of his daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, led the early evening rally, with signs calling for social and legal justice in the case.

Maradona, a World Cup winner with Argentina who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, attained almost godlike status in his home country despite long battles with drug and alcohol addiction and poor health.

A medical board, at the request of the justice department, met on Monday to analyze Maradona's death. The idol, who won the 1986 World Cup, had serious health problems and was recovering from brain surgery when he died in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.

Investigators are looking at whether members of Maradona's medical team did not adequately treat the former soccer star, who played for teams around the world including Napoli, Barcelona and Boca Juniors.

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