OFF THE CUFF: The pressures of being cornered

Former National Aid Program (PAN) Director Giacomo Tamburrelli was a no show for a scheduled hearing with anti-corruption prosecutors due to health problems on Thursday December 4.
Tamburrelli’s lawyers presented a document that highlights that he suffers from hypertension, which prevented him from attending the hearing reports La Prensa.
The news was greeted with cynicism by political commentators who were able to name a long list of prominent alleged malefactors who have developed “health problems” when charged or later when sentenced to jail trems, The armies of people who have been taking daily doses of Warfarin for decades and are living a relatively healthy life might well advise :“take a pill”
In response, prosecutors requested Tamburrelli formally present a medical certificate about his problem so a new date for questioning can be set.
He is charged with offences against public administration over a $45 million contract for the purchase of preserved food.
Also implicated is Rubén De Ycaza, president of Lerkshore International Limited, the company that received the contract. No reports yet on the heath of De Ycaza