The commissioner for the fight against corruption (UPAC), Frédérick Gaudreau, announced on Monday the end of the Mâchurer investigation, which targeted the financing of the Liberal Party of Quebec, between the years 2001 and 2012.
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Following numerous investigative steps, the UPAC commissioner had requested a legal opinion from the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) to enable him to determine the appropriate follow-up to the investigation. The DPCP entrusted this analysis to a review committee chaired by a retired judge from the Court of Appeal.
“Considering the legal opinion obtained as well as all the rigor and resources already invested in this investigation, the commissioner considers that there is no reason to pursue it and is therefore putting an end to it”, simply indicated the Commissioner to the fight against corruption by press release.
The Mâchurer investigation, opened in April 2014, aimed to determine whether criminal offenses had been committed in connection with the financing activities of the Liberal Party of Quebec, in particular the so-called “sectoral” financing, between the years 2001 and 2012.
Several means of investigation were deployed to shed light on this situation, including the meeting of more than 300 witnesses.
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