In a Nov. 20 decision, Quebec Superior Court Justice Sylvain Lussier called Nassr’s arrest “illegal and abusive” and held Rogers liable for moral and punitive damages. The investigator paid Nassr $550 in cash and received the phone in a box, which he returned to Rogers. He experienced panic attacks at work, where he inadvertently discovered his old employer’s role in his arrest when the former Rogers investigator brought it up. In his decision, Lussier opined that Nassr’s arrest was unjustified because officers should have served him with a summons rather than detaining him. In the years since Nassr’s arrest, Rogers has enacted a policy to prevent police from entering its workplaces to speak with employees.

Source: National Post November 27, 2018 22:18 UTC