INDEPTH: AIR INDIA
Reactions to the Air India verdicts: Malik family statement
CBC News Online | March 16, 2005
Over the last four and a half years our family has remained confident that justice would prevail. With the grace of God, it has. We would like to thank our friends and family who have stood by us through this trying ordeal. We would like to thank the community for their well wishes and prayers.
We would also like to thank the lawyers who have worked with us over the years and Justice Josephson for making the correct decision today.
Our family deeply sympathizes with the families of those that died in this horrific tragedy. The anger and sadness that the families are going through because of today's decision should be directed towards the RCMP and Crown. They had given these families a false hope of justice by proceeding with a case without merit.
There is nothing that can be done to compensate our family for the last four and a half years. On top of taking away our dad's freedom, the justice system has made us financial victims even when innocent.
Our dad has been found to be innocent. Our justice system is based on the principle of innocent until proven guilty. Please remember that a verdict of not guilty is a verdict of innocent.
The focus now must be on how CSIS, the RCMP and Crown have handled this case, on who is actually responsible for this heinous crime, and on exposing the witnesses who lied in search of attention and money.
We are very proud of the way our dad has stayed in high-spirits throughout this ordeal. We are proud to call him our son, brother, husband, father and grandfather.
The Malik Family
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