Abdur Kha murder ca Anna Marie D'Angelo News Revorter dangelo@nsnews.cont ABDUR Khan's mur- der appeal was dis- nissed on Thursday. Khan, 57, was convicted of killing his daughter-in- law Naazish in the Khan family’s British Properties home ‘in 1993. Khan was sentenced to a life jail term for the strangu- lation murder of the 23-year- old mother. Khan is eligible for parole after 10 years. He is currently in jail. Khan’s murder trial took 39 days in 1995. His wite and co-accused, Rashida Khan, was convicted of mur- der in a separate trial. Rashida Khan's appeal of her murder conviction was completed in April. The appeal decision has yer to be released. Unlike her husband, Rashida Khan is not in jail. She lives in North Vancouver and is slated for an appear- ance in’ North Vancouver provincial court next week in connection with a recent shoplifting charge. Three justices of the B.C. Court of Appeal, William Esson, Ian T. Donald, and John E. Hall, unanimously dismissed Abdur Khan’s murder conviction appeal. They rejected arguments by Khan’s lawyer, Timothy Ellan, that Khan had been deprived of a fair trial. Ellan argued that B.C. Supreme Court Mr. Justice Kenneth Lysyk made a mis- take by not declaring a mis- trial after West Vancouver Police Cpl. Dick Clancy stated on the stand that Abdur Khan had lied to the officer. The judge at Khan’s trial told the jury to “eliminate from your mind as best you can the response” which was an “unsolicited opinion” and “clearly not admissible in evi- dence.” The appeal court. deci- sion, written by Justice Esson, said it was wrong for the police officer to improp- lismissed WEST Vancouver's Abdur Khan ... appeal ot murder conviction dismissed last week. erly attack the credibility of Khan. Esson said the trial judge dealt with the matter in a way so that there was no miscarriage of justice. Khan’s appeal lawyer also argued that the cumulative effect of the conduct of Crown lawyer Allan Flanz also deprived Khan of a fair trial. $9m approved for roa THE provincial gov- ernment. will spend nearly $9 million on North Shore and Sea- -- to-Sky highway ” improvements over the “next year. ‘Transportation and Highways minister Harry Lali announced the $8.72 million investment during a recent press conference in Victoria. “This work is part of the government’s $380-million capital and rehabilitation pro- gram to improve our high- » ways infrastructure, make the "ruads safer for motorists and stimulate job creation,” said Lali. =.” In addition to-nine reha- bilitation projects, the North and - Howe Sound corridor will get three new capital pro- jects. These include: @ continued improvement of the traffic flow on the westbound off-ramp — of Highway 1 at the Capdano interchange. A signal will be installed at the intessection at the off-ramp and Capilano Road; M design for realignment and widening of 5.7 kilome- tres of Sea-to-Sky Highway 99 from Culliton Creek to the Cheakamus Canyon between Squamish and Whistler; B design of new Birkenhead Causeway bridges, north of Pemberton, to replace exist- ing structures. The nine rehabilitation projects include: seismic construction on the Second Narrows bridge; @ rcpaving of travel lancs and certain on- and off-ramps on Upper Levels. Highway berween Horseshoe Bay and Taylor Way; @ repaving the Sca-to-Sky Highway 99 from Pemberton te Mt. Currie and Pemberton Portage Road from the rail- road crossing to Highway 99; —@ construction of bridge flares to improve safety on the Lillooet River Bridge and Ditch Creek Bridge in Pemberton; @ surveying the “S” curves for potential future realign- ment on Sea-to-Sky Highwzy 99 south of Lions Bay; M@ Highway 99 Duffey Lake Road sealcoating; ® Highway 99 Dutiey. Lake Road paving of the new brake check lane and completion of two runaway lanes; @ investigation, modifica- Khan's lawyer said tha Flanz conveyed skepticism as to the truth of Khan’s cross: exainination testimony 15 times. The Crown lawver asked the accused murderer if his answer was the best he could cume up with. On another occasion, Flanz responded to Khan's answer that something was possible by saying “it is possi- ble that the moon is made of green cheese, but it isn’t.” Flanz was also criticized for reminding Abdur Khan ii his cross-examnnation that his evidence was under oath before the jury. The Crown lawyer also asked Khan if he was asking the jury to believe his evi- dence. The appeal court ruled that Flanz’s statements and questions did nor cross the line from aggressive cross- examination to abusive cross- examination Khan claimed rwo men he knew killed Naazish Khan in an extortion scheme directed against him. works tion and repairs to floor beams at Culliton Creek Bridge, 19 kilometres north of Squamish; @ selected guardrail installa- tion along — Sea-to-Sky Highway 99. According to a ministry press release, rock slope sta- bilization will slso continue on Sea-io-Sky Highway 99 with projects to be complet- ed this year from Horseshoe Bay to Snake Hill at Porteau Boys Camp, 23 kitometres north of Horseshoe Bay and at miscellaneous locations | along the highway corridor. According to Lali, the work will create 3,1000 per- son-weeks of construction- related jobs. | : | | | | | | | Sunday, June 27; 1998 — North Shore News ~ 5" Neptune offers damage reward A $16,000 reward has been offered by Neptune Bulk Terminals for informa- tion leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsi- ble for damaging five conveyor belts in April. The belts were sliced ova thirds of the way across by vandals during the night of April 4, A North — Vancouver RCMP spokesman said in an earlier News report chat the vandals appeared to know what they were doing and were familiar with the bulk terminals’ Jayour at 1001 Low Level Rd. in North Vancouver. The conveyor belts were repaired at a cost of $50,000. Two of the belts needed new sections installed, according to a Neptune spokesman. The vandalized conveyor belts were part of a phos- phate rock system. Neptune, on behalf of another compa- ny, brings in one million tonnes of phosphate rock a year from Toge, Africa. The phosphate rock is sent to Redwater near Edmoncon. Ir is used to make phos- phate fertilizer. Police say the vandalism impeded the flow of cargo and productivity at the bulk terminals. The conveyor beit vandal- ism did not delay vessel unloadings, but one work shift loading trains was lost. Police are concerned that the vandals may strike again and sabotage other equip- ment which might endanger Neptune workers. Neptune Terminals is the largest multiproduct bulk facility in North America, according to a Neptune spokesman. Besides phosphate rock, Neptate ships products thar include coal, potash, canola of and alfalta pellets. The bulk terminal uses about 380,000 fongshore hours a year or the equiv- alent of about 190 full time jobs. Anyone with information is asked to call North Vancouver RCMP Const. Greg Bishop at 935-1311 or any other Mountie or officer in a municipal police depart- ment. 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