It's the way it is these days. Government officials are "special" and especially Pai. They're all now demi-gods or so it seems and Markara will have the book thrown at him. I shudder to think what would happen if he'd threatened someone higher up the food chain.
FWIW, apparently this wasn't a credible threat, just someone blowing off steam but then since the docs are sealed we have no idea what evidence is in it.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
