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Families of Air India victims denied access to secret files
Jan 10, 2007 - 2:49:25 PM
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The Canadian government's trial of those accused of the bombing, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, is known as the Air India Trial. The investigation and prosecution took almost 20 years and was the costliest in Canadian history - at nearly $130 million.
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By IANS,
[RxPG] Vancouver, Jan 10 - A plea by families of the victims of the 1985 Air India Kanishka air crash to gain access to secret files and testimonies related to the tragedy has been rejected.
Kanishka crashed south of Ireland June 23, 1985 after a bomb exploded onboard at an altitude of 31,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean killing all 329 passengers.
Lawyers of the families wanted to see government documents and files in their original form, without editing by federal officials aiming to protect national security interests, reported the Star newspaper.
The head of the Air India inquiry, Justice John Major, ruled that he had no power to grant such access under the mandate set out for him by the federal government.
Until 9/11, the Air India bombing was the single deadliest terrorist attack involving an aircraft. It is also the largest mass murder in Canadian history.
The Canadian government's trial of those accused of the bombing, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri, is known as the Air India Trial. The investigation and prosecution took almost 20 years and was the costliest in Canadian history - at nearly $130 million.
The length and cost of the trial and the subsequent verdict have been a source of great controversy in Canada.
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