Former Premier Jean Charest is claiming more than $2.7 million from the Quebec government in the case of information leaks at the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) of which he was the victim.
This request by his lawyers, which was filed earlier this week in Superior Court, follows the judgment of the Superior Court which awarded him $385,000 in this same case at the beginning of April.
To justify their request, Mr. Charest’s lawyers claim that the Attorney General of Quebec used delaying tactics and abuse of process, in particular by delaying the delivery of documents.
“The Prosecutor abused the procedure in that the essence of his defense system was false, manifestly ill-founded and dilatory”, can we read in the originating application.
The Prosecutor would thus have shown “vexatious behavior towards the applicant and showed inexplicable relentlessness against him”.
Mr. Charest is therefore claiming $2 million in punitive damages, in addition to $200,000 in punitive damages.
He also demands 512,000 dollars to pay his lawyers’ fees, as well as 5,000 dollars in moral damages.
The amount thus totals more than $2.7 million.
Recall that in his decision handed down at the beginning of April, Judge Gregory Moore authorized Mr. Charest to file an additional claim for abuse of process to obtain additional compensation.
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