The police lack modern equipment and training, courts are understaffed and jails are overcrowded. Cases can take years to reach the courtroom, and suspects can be held for up to 12 months without charge.
Wiretaps of questionable legality, constant leaks to the press and missing police records have sharpened the sense of uncertainty.
But girded by the public clamor, the police investigation has taken on the rich and powerful.
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