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Kanishka inquiry commission report to be released on June 17
KANISHKA
Bal Krishna
Toronto, Jun 12 (PTI) The final report of the Public
Inquiry Commission, probing into the Air India bombing and
Canada's failure to prosecute those responsible for the terror
attack, will be released on June 17, officials said Saturday.
"The Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into
the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182 will
be released in Ottawa on June 17," spokesperson of the
Commission Michael Tansey said.
The report would be released just before the 25th
anniversary of the history's deadliest aviation disaster which
claimed 329 lives.
The bombing occurred on June 23, 1985, while Air India
flight 182 was flying over Atlantic Ocean en route New Delhi
from Montreal via London. Two others died in a related bombing
at Tokyo's Narita Airport.
Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice John Major
spent almost two years hearing from more than 200 witnesses
and reviewing 17,000 classified documents.
The attack was widely thought to be the work of Canada
-based Sikhs fighting for an independent homeland in India,
who wanted revenge against the Operation Blue Star.
Soon after the bombing, media reported the details of
an alleged plot but it took police about 15 years to charge
anyone for the attack.
Inderjit Singh Reyat was the only person convicted in
the case, after he admitted to supplying bomb parts. Two
others, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, were
acquitted in 2005 on murder charges related to the bombing.
A judge eventually found both men not guilty because
of a lack of evidence. Those responsible for the bombing were
never been found.
Families of the victims spent 21 years trying to
convince the Federal government to hold an inquiry into the
attack.
In 2006, the Commission - headed by former Supreme
Court justice John Major - spent nearly two years hearing from
more than 200 witnesses and reviewing 17,000 classified
documents.
The public hearings was wrapped up in February 2008.
But, last year, other issues surfaced when more documents
turned up raising questions about Transport Canada's security
measures at that time and suggesting Canadian Security
Intelligence Service was hindered in its efforts by a
bureaucratic "quagmire".
The extensive final report would consist of five
volumes spanning more than 3,100 pages in total. Around 3,100
copies of the report have been published. The Commission also
plans to publish four volumes of "research papers" of 1,300
pages. PTI CORR
KAB
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Bal Krishna
Toronto, Jun 12 (PTI) The final report of the Public
Inquiry Commission, probing into the Air India bombing and
Canada's failure to prosecute those responsible for the terror
attack, will be released on June 17, officials said Saturday.
"The Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into
the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182 will
be released in Ottawa on June 17," spokesperson of the
Commission Michael Tansey said.
The report would be released just before the 25th
anniversary of the history's deadliest aviation disaster which
claimed 329 lives.
The bombing occurred on June 23, 1985, while Air India
flight 182 was flying over Atlantic Ocean en route New Delhi
from Montreal via London. Two others died in a related bombing
at Tokyo's Narita Airport.
Former Supreme Court of Canada Justice John Major
spent almost two years hearing from more than 200 witnesses
and reviewing 17,000 classified documents.
The attack was widely thought to be the work of Canada
-based Sikhs fighting for an independent homeland in India,
who wanted revenge against the Operation Blue Star.
Soon after the bombing, media reported the details of
an alleged plot but it took police about 15 years to charge
anyone for the attack.
Inderjit Singh Reyat was the only person convicted in
the case, after he admitted to supplying bomb parts. Two
others, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, were
acquitted in 2005 on murder charges related to the bombing.
A judge eventually found both men not guilty because
of a lack of evidence. Those responsible for the bombing were
never been found.
Families of the victims spent 21 years trying to
convince the Federal government to hold an inquiry into the
attack.
In 2006, the Commission - headed by former Supreme
Court justice John Major - spent nearly two years hearing from
more than 200 witnesses and reviewing 17,000 classified
documents.
The public hearings was wrapped up in February 2008.
But, last year, other issues surfaced when more documents
turned up raising questions about Transport Canada's security
measures at that time and suggesting Canadian Security
Intelligence Service was hindered in its efforts by a
bureaucratic "quagmire".
The extensive final report would consist of five
volumes spanning more than 3,100 pages in total. Around 3,100
copies of the report have been published. The Commission also
plans to publish four volumes of "research papers" of 1,300
pages. PTI CORR
KAB
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message are intended for the exclusive
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