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Ajit Jain in Toronto
The government of British Columbia is reportedly spending $5.4 million in creating a high-security chamber in a downtown Vancouver courthouse for the trial of three persons charged with mass murder in the Air-India tragedy of June 1985.
As many as 15 lawyers are expected to take part in the proceedings at any given time.
Every two of them will get one flat 15-inch video screen. These screens will be used mainly to view court exhibits as lawyers refer to material when submitting evidence, said an exclusive report in Friday's Globe and Mail.
Separate screens will also be available for every two jury members. The judge and courtroom will also have the same privilege of having their own screens.
The trial of Ripudaman Singh Malik, Ajaib Singh Bagri and Inderjit Singh Reyat, charged with murder for their alleged role in the bombing, is said to begin on February 4 next year.
The public gallery will reportedly be separated from the judge, lawyers and the accused.
According to architect Michael Barnes, the courtroom renovations are designed to meet the modern-day needs for litigation in a high-security courtroom.
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