He is already being punished. I'm reading a book where the main character receives a subpoena to go to a interview with the Portugal dictatorship political pol

He is already being punished. I'm reading a book where the main character receives a subpoena to go to a interview with the Portugal dictatorship political police. Nothing happens to him (till now) but everybody in the hotel where he is hosted starts to treat him differently. Who will be the first in the line when a firing is necessary? Probably the guy that has problems with the FBI.