Mafioso Francesco Del Balso claims nearly half a million dollars to the federal correctional service for "illegally" incarcerating him after the murders of two of his acolytes.
In his lawsuit filed Wednesday in Superior Court, Del Balso wants neither more nor less than a compensation of $ 4000 for each of the 94 days of "illegal detention" which he says he has served in 2016. He also claims $ 50,000 in " punitive damages "for a total of $ 426,000.
His associates Lorenzo Giordano and Rocco Sollecito had also been sentenced to long sentences as a result of this investigation.
In February 2016, Del Balso was released on statutory release after serving two-thirds of his sentence, although under the responsibility of Correctional Service Canada (CSC) until the expiry of the sentence in September 2019.
For his security
The following month, Giordano, also on parole and then considered an aspiring mobster godfather, was shot dead in Laval.
CSC immediately suspended the release of Del Balso, who returned to the penitentiary. This decision was taken to ensure his safety.
But the scenario was repeated when Rocco Sollecito, a former partner of Del Balso in illegal betting and then acting head of the mafia, was riddled with bullets in turn, May 27, 2016 in Laval.
Del Balso had been taken back to prison, again for his own safety, as the authorities feared he would be "next on the list".
- His release was suspended on two other occasions, through his fault. Notably in October 2018 for his threats against a journalist from our Investigation Bureau, which earned him 30 days in prison. He has been free since January.
