Socrates gets tired...and is already tiresome
The slowness of the judicial machine has become a shield, and a pause due to tiredness deserves the same respect as a genuine health impediment.
The article refers to former Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates and how he has been using the slowness of the judicial system to his advantage. The procedural delays are described as having become a protection mechanism, allowing time gains that benefit the defense.
The text suggests that constant delays in judicial proceedings create conditions that can be strategically exploited. A pause invoked due to tiredness ends up having the same procedural weight as a genuine health problem, according to the analysis presented.
The article title, which repeats the expression "tire," indicates that Sócrates' tiredness has already become repetitive and predictable, both for the courts and for public opinion.
