Tales from the Coffeeshop: Auditor-general was on the verge of sainthood

THE DISCIPLES of Odysseas, the first ever auditor-general in the world with a big cult following, were devastated by the news that the attorney-general filed a case at the supreme court for their hero’s sacking on the grounds of inappropriate behaviour.

For his acolytes, Odysseas was on the verge of sainthood, because of his well-marketed fight against corruption and his occasional exposure of shady dealings in the state machinery. For this commendable work, they were prepared to ignore all his excesses...