B.C. wins top court battle against former Air India accused
The Supreme Court of Canada says the B.C. government can have access to disputed documents in order to make its case against a man who was acquitted of the Air India bombing.
The B.C. government is trying to recover $5.8 million — $5.2 million plus interest — it spent on Ripudaman Singh Malik's defence.
In order to sue Malik, the province used a rare piece of Canadian civil law to seize documents from Malik and his family. The main issue before the Supreme Court of Canada was whether the province had the right to seize the documents it needed to make its case against Malik.
In a unanimous decision Thursday, the court said the province had the right to seize the documents, overturning a lower court decision.
Malik and co-accused Ajaib Singh Bagri were charged in 2000 in connection with the 1985 bombing of Air India flight 182. The plane exploded off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board. Malik and Bagri were also charged in the deaths of two baggage handlers at Tokyo's Narita Airport who died when a bomb-laden suitcase exploded before it could be loaded onto a second Air India flight.
Malik and Bagri were acquitted of all charges in 2005. The only person convicted in the case was Inderjit Singh Reyat. |
發表於 2011-4-21 07:12
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