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B.C. Winter Games storm North Vancouver

SPEED SKATERS (left to right) Stephan Pavlis, Tyler Reed, Lovedeep Chahal and ian McGillivray were on the Karen
Magnussen Arena ice early Friday morning as the 1996 B.C. Winter Games got off to a flying start. The Games wind down
today at 2 p.m. when Capilano Coilege Sportsplex hosts the closing ceremonies. (See page 5 for more pictures.)

A NORTH Vancouver woman facing
an RCMP investigation stemming
from last year’s Dosanjh murder
trial says the police have put her life
in grave danger.

By Robert Galster
Contributing Writer

Gillian Guess served as one of the jurors in
B.C os Jongest and imost expensive trials,
which saw six men accused of killing Jimmy
and Ron Dosanjh acquitted in October 1995.
The triad bisted eight months and cost an esti-
mated $1.9 million.

The ROMP is currently investigating
whether Guess was fivolved ina relationship
with one of the gecused.

Jronically, Guess was employed by the
RCMP’s North Vancouver detichment as is
victing assistance counsellor during Une trial.

North Vancouver RCMP Insp. Jamie

North Vancouver
victim assistant
counsellor target
of investigation

Graham confirmed that Guess was employed
in North Vancouver, but stressed that her posi-

tion was temporary and was not terminated as
a result of the current investigation.

“The police have elected to put my He in
danger,” said Guess, a single mother of two,
“The police have tied to make me a fall guy
for this verdict... PU defend that decision to
mv death”

She added that she is in the process of pet-
ting her kids out of town to avoid any possible
retribution from the Dosanjh family.

“Nohas just become a witch hunt to end
all witch hunts ~~ Efeel dike Farin Russia.”

said Guess.

The Dosanjh jury deliberated for one week
and ended up acquitting Phil Kim, Michael
Budai, and Sun News Lat of one count of
first-degree murder and Raj Benji, Bindy
Johal and Peter Gill of two counts of first-
degree murder.

RCMP spokesman Cpl. John Ward said the
investigation is currently in progress and no
charges have been laid.

“We've got un... investigation going on.”
said Ward and stated that “the Mounted Police
(are) not in the business of putting people's
lives in danger.”

But Guess denies any improprictics on her
part and expressed her disillusionment with
the jury system,

“Phere was absolutely mo jury tampering.”
said: Guess. a masters student studying law
and psychology.

“Ay advice te any prospective jurors is
don't even vote... don’t get on the voters’