Claim: Paulo Pedroso, Secretary of State and Minister for Labor and Training of Portugal from 1999 to 2001, requested 600,000 euros compensation for his illegal arrest; however, he was only paid 100,000 euros by the state of Portugal.
Evidence: As Secretary of State and Minister for Labor and Training of Portugal from 1999 to 2001, professor, politician and member of the Portuguese Parliament, he promoted a guarantee minimum income policy for unemployed Portuguese in order to combat poverty (Rendimento Mínimo Garantido). Paulo Pedroso requested a compensation of 600,000 euros from the Portuguese Republic on the grounds that his arrest was illegal and destroyed his political career. In September 2008, a Portuguese court ordered the state to pay 100,000 euros ($140,000) to the ex-minister on the grounds that he was wrongly detained on paedophilia charges.