Imprisoned PAN director suicidal lawyer

THE FORMER high living director of the National Assistance Program (PAN), Rafael Guardia, who is being held in the La Gran Joya prison, suffers from a suicidal psychiatric condition says his lawyer, Javier Quintero.

However, the lawyer denies stories circulating on the weekend that Guardia has already made an attempt to end his life.
Guardia has been evaluated by forensic specialists of the Public Ministry, and private specialists to determine if should receive psychiatric care.
Quintero said he has made a request for treatment to the prison system has received no response.
He argues that the treatment that the prisoner needs cannot be provided in jail, so he has requested his transfer reports La Estrella
William Paradi, Fourth Anticorruption prosecutor, said if Guardia need psychiatric care it can be provided, after appropriate evaluation.
Meanwhile The Supreme Court, has denied four preventive habeus corpus requests filed by the defense of Adolfo ‘Chichi’ Obarrio, former presidential secretary of Ricardo Martinelli.