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Kanishaka bombing case acquitted asked to pay Canada USD 5.8 mil
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by israeli.agent | May 8, 2009 at 10:02 am
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A Canadian court asked one of the two persons acquitted in one of the biggest terrorist attack in Canada's history, the Kanishka bombing to repay 5.8 million USD as legal aid to British Columbia government.
A Canadian Court has ordered Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of two men acquitted in the 1985 Kanishka bombings to repay over USD 5.8 million in legal fees and interest to the British Columbia government. Malik had signed an "interim funding agreement" with the provincial government in 2002 to fund his 11-lawyer defence team. In 2004, Malik and his co-accused Ajaib Singh Bagri were acquitted of the mass murder of 331 people including 22 Indians in two separate 1985 bombings targeting Air India planes.
But after the trial, Malik's lawyers opposed government application for repayment stating the agreement he signed was void because of duress.
While passing the order, the British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Mark McEwan observed that Malik has not explained to the court why he is under duress and as a result ruled against him.
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at 09:24 on May 10th, 2009
But was he really guilty? and why loan millions to a bankrupt?
at 09:40 on May 10th, 2009
It is just that they could not prove him guilty. However the truth is that Canadian investigators could not find who is the culprit.
329 lives gone just like that.
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