Health check returns suspect to cell
WHEN EX- MINISTER of Labor Alma Cortés was ordered held in preventive detention, her lawyer objected on health grounds, a seemingly routine move in cases involving former high rollers facing corruption investigations.
During her 12 hour interrogation by the Sixth Anti-corruption prosecutor, Aurelio Vásquez on Thursday, August 11 Cortés was reportedly asked if she had any health problems. After replying that she had none she was sent to the DIJ cells. She is being investigated for alleged unjust enrichment of $2.5 million while in office
On the morning of Friday August 12 she was taken to the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences (Imelcf) for a checkup.
She returned handcuffed two hours later. She told waiting journalists, that her court case was motivated “by politics and revenge, the mantra of ex-President Ricardo Martinelli and his CD Party in several dozen corruption investigations, including his own and members of his family and inner circle
After further questioning the former minister was returned to the holding cell of the National Police (PN) in Ancon, to fulfill the preventive detention order
Carlos Carrillo, a lawyer for Cortes questioned the performance of the prosecutor who he said refused to let his client receive medical attention and said there were two paramedics at the National Police headquarters who could address any concerns.
