Jury for perjury trial in Kanishka bombing case selected

KANISHKA

Bal Krishna
Toronto, Sep 2 (PTI) A jury of nine women and three
men have been selected to hear the perjury against Inderjit
Singh Reyat, a key witness in the 1985 Kanishka bombing, in
which 329 people were killed in Canada's worst terrorist
attack.
After the 12 were selected from a pool of more than
150 potential jurors, British Columbia Supreme Court Judge
Mark McEwan told them: "I'm telling you in the strongest
possible terms: Don't."
"It's very, very important in a jury case that you
decide only on the evidence given," he said, adding it would
be easy for them to turn to the internet for some background
on the Air India trial.
The 12 will determine whether Reyat lied during the
trial of two men accused in the Air India bombing of 1985.
Ajaib Singh Bagri and Ripudaman Singh Malik faced mass
murder and conspiracy charges linked to the deaths of 331
people.
They were acquitted in March 2005 after the judge
concluded the Crown's witnesses were unreliable.
Reyat, who testified in 2003, was charged with
perjury in 2006, accused of lying 27 times during the trial.
PTI BK
RBT


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