Air India witness's family sues RCMP

The family of a person described in a court document as a “key lay witness” in the Air India trial is suing the RCMP for allegedly breaching a contract to pay them compensation.
Five members of the family claim that the police promised to compensate them for any losses they incurred as a result of the witness, identified only by the initials S.G., having entered the federal witness protection program in September 2001.
“The RCMP have breached their contract with the plaintiffs and [the plaintiffs] claim special damages relating to the loss of businesses, other assets and pre-judgment interest,” says a writ of summons filed in B.C. Supreme Court.
The writ, which contains allegations that have not been proven in court, gives no other details.
No statement of claim, which typically contains a fuller description of the allegations in a lawsuit, has been filed in court.
In October 2000, Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri were charged with murder in the 1985 bombings that claimed the lives of 331 people.
24/03/09 Keith Fraser/The Province, Canada

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