THE NORTH Vancouver RCMP are
seeking public assistance in finding a
Japanese student who went missing on’
June 20.

By Bob Mackin
Contributing Writer

Hiroko Kobayashi, 38, was moving from
Angus Drive in Vancouver's Shaughnessy
neighborhood to North Vancouver when she
disappeared. ;
Const. Catherine Galliford said RCMP
have no reason to suspect foul play in~
Kobayashi’s disappearance.
; “She has had some psychological prob- HIROKO KOBAYASHI...
- lems in the past and has disappeared for two missing since June 20. °
or three days at a time,” Const. Galliford said. ~ :
“We're hoping thal somcone may have seen her when she sisappeired: ”
| A friend alerted the police on June 24. ‘
A week later on July 1; Kobayashi's blue 1989 Honda Civic was found
"| parked near Lonsdale Quay. But no clues to her whereabouts were found. ,
Kobayashi is 4 ft. 11 in. (150. em) and 100 pounds: (45. kg). with short...
! black hair and brown eyes.
/*. Anyone with information about. the missing student is asked to call
North Van RCMP at 985-1311. : .

_ NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

"ALL SMILES f for’ everyone as “the: ‘North ‘Shore’ 's Irantan-Canadian. community celebrated
“Canada Day at Norseman Park. Sheila Bakhtlani (left), Tina Batoochestany and Negar Namirain
are shown here holding a miniature Canadian flag. .

| Weapons ;
charges _
considered

“ness Dhir “Dave” Chand and his wife.
Chand, a close friend of Abdur Khan's for 18:
years, carlier testified that he met Khan late, On

the Friday night at Denny's. |: ‘

“Khan lawyer fires shots at police tactics.

-IN.A-surprise move last week, a defence “Well, he was polite and very friendly’... and
lawyer tried to turn the tables on the police «he lied." Clancy said.

“THE |: WEST Vancouver
‘Police. arrested nine: men,
On: weapons offences near’:
the’ top. of. Cypress Bowl
After, a ‘shots-fired, call on.

: “By Bob Mackin
Contributing Writer

Const, Paul. Skelion said a

io handler was called...
* The police cordoned off the”

“ably up there shooting the gun’.
off: for“: whatever. :

in’ the trial of accused West Vancouver
‘murderer Abdur Rashid Khan. . ©

"By Brent Mudry -
© Contributing Writer ‘

see 8 The move came after a senior r West Vancouver
“police officer claimed Khan had lied i in his initial
interview with the police." |

The action marked a rare moment of drama in’

the B.C, Supreme, Court trial last week.’

“Who gets to watch’ the: police?" the experi
nced criminal lawyer later asked, briefly deflec

ng the focus from his client...” :

bdur:: Khan. is’ charged. with second-d -degree *

“murder in connection with the death of his: daugh-
‘ter-in-law.Naazish Khan, 23, : :
-.'She was found dead on Dec.) 11, 4993, the day
‘after ‘she was: reported missing from the Khan's .
British Properties home.” ;

Khan had told the police that he left his Toyota °

‘Camry at Denny's’ restaurant at the foot of
., Cambie Street in Vancouver.

But the police found Khan's car in a residen-
tial neighborhood in Coquitlam.’

Naazish Khan's body was found in the car" s
wunk:: '

- After ‘a: coun recess, Mr. Justice: Kenneth
Lysyk instructed the jury to ignore the remark
about Khan's alleged lying:

‘Hogan then launched into a blistering attack
“on the police.» ~

He demanded to know why the police had
refused to allow. any members of the Khan fami-

“ly >to. remain in. the-touse when the, police —

searched it for crucial evidence.

>The police, armed with a search warrant, had.

- meticulously combed the alleged crime scene for
traces of forensic and other evidence. "

- Khan's daughter Shazia ‘refused to leave, and ;

was briefly arrested for obstruction of justice.”’
“It, would be unthinkable to have civilians <.:

‘Khan's car, with Naazish’s body stuffed i in the
trunk, was found early. Saturday: moring,. near
the home of Namira Abdul, another friend of the
Khan family. :

-Under. cross- -examination, ‘Chand “denied e
knowing the location of Namira’s house. 4
-“L suggest you drove there in the early mom-
ing hours of (Saturday) Dec. 13," Hogan said.

“That is completely false,” Chand replied.’

Chand _ earlier agreed Khan and his: wile
asnida were not getting aldng.: :

“They had problems tor a tong, long time

Chand testified.

A pathologist testifi ed earlier i in the trial that it
appeared. that two : people : may have® kille
‘Naazish: |

Chand’s 's' wife “Tara, speaking through a tran
‘lator, backer, her husband’ $s testimony on Tuesday.
: morning. nae :
Atvone point, “Hogan flourished a royal blue
industrial- “grade” Jaundry bag,” which ed

Naazish's body in the wunk. 120}, :
',.'The ‘police. claim. similar ag: Vv re found in
the Khan household. : ;

: ‘reason,

Ei “whether ir s target’ practice. or. "wandering around ¢. vit would be absurd, ” Clancy,
» gaidiy cs.

Hogan then ‘iagpested that the police some-

_ times manipulate evidence, although he offered

West Vancouver Police. Cpl. Dick ‘Clancy “
“fun” Skelton said, fered. a candid, response |! to jeross- “examination °
The nine men, ag 7

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“appear
“provincial "
» September. Sone rts

ool, Bight of the nines ere from:
_ Vancouver, ‘The remaining one my

in. Wesi “Who gets to ensure they (the police) do their
ine ; ; job?" Hogan demanded. won
coe Hogan: ‘aIS0 ‘cross- examined bey Crown wi

No,” she peat ee
The trial continues.’ :

ihe, natives, who. wo t

- No: names. were’ leased “afford them: oe

‘but the West Vancouver, Police
€ “recommending ‘ ‘charges of:
“possession. of .an gistered -
stricted weapon
Const: Skelton: said : the
was * nothing * to‘ indicate’: the
nine. wer gang members. :

George a addled he was insulted by. ‘said
‘a government invitation ‘to attend the. =... The 300 Tsleil- geautuith members
‘jnitial announcement of the: Indian’. have about’ 120 hectares (300 acre:
: rae _Arm’: park. “Simon Fraser’, on the North Shore
Bi That’ infuriatea both: the Tsleil- . Nobody will be putting a camp: University. He said he was invited as: George’ charged’ the NDP’s' park’
‘As: well, ‘the ; police. don’t. “'waututh’‘Nation and. the’ Squamish site on top of a culturally significant _ a token native representatives 0710: legacy, which -will ‘add-60,000
- belicve the men ‘were shooting” a “Nation, a. second North Shore band site.” ».!“When' it comes:to ‘any kind of-.hectares of parkland in‘ the’ ‘Low
at a specific person or item." || °° claiming land bordering Indian Arm: “Sehreck said he hopes the ‘band serious consideration, we're not Mainland, isa political ploy’ to" wi
<> Skelton did say some of the <¢ ‘North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA «., does notstake the .government:.to - invited,’ said George. :
men were ‘known to police. David Schreck: ‘agreed with George: court over the park dedication. :
“Its’ very" rare,” he said. cs that consultation with the’ band had‘. “T hope they will remain commnil--
“We get'a’few shots-fired calls’, |.” been little or non-existent, fegarding ted, to: the negotiation process,”
year up. there, but this is the: | the park, ©) ooh notwithstandingr the regrettable ‘lack .
‘only’ one" I:-can ‘think Jof “in: _ Still, the park, has béen dedicated of consultation “on this matter,”
recent: history: that ° actually o, and there will not be any backtrack \ . -
resulted: in. the ‘re recovery: ‘of a ~“ ing on it, Schreck said.” / :
: Spe Our position is “we “don't: ‘give
B «. parks away,” he said. “Parks' remain

pare of land around Indian Arm forsy. imp
a provincial park. i mpor

plays an n important ‘role in ‘hative her.
itage’ and is the site.of special burial
grounds.» ;

George explained ‘hi greatest
fear is :the: federal” Indian, Affairs:
branch will hand over expensive ser-
: vices such’as health and ducation 1

“that lack of consultation was the straw’.
‘that broke the: camel's ‘Si back; in-rela-.:,