Sepia Mutiny earlier reported on the trial of the accused in the AI 182 bombing. Well, this trial north of the border is just getting whackier & whackier - TheStar.com - Defence in Air India trial calls last witness.

VANCOUVER — The defence in the Air India case called its final witness today, ending another segment of the lengthy trial that included insults and angry outbursts, expletives, an admitted drug dealer and witnesses with shaky credibility.

An interesting cast of characters includes a drug dealer with that oh-so-Punjabi nickname - Mindy

Raminder Singh (Mindy) Bhandher, 26, was testifying on behalf of accused Air India bomber Ripudaman Singh Malik, who Bhandher said he regarded as a generous father figure. But during his testimony, Bhandher also acknowledged a lengthy history of drug dealing, smuggling and fraud.

A peace leader who knows how to deliver a verbal smackdown -

When he did testify — describing himself as a peaceful, devout Sikh leader — he shouted expletives at a Crown prosecutor who alleged he knew about the bombing plot and selectively warned friends to fly another day. "Bullshit!" Daljit Singh Sandhu yelled from the witness stand.

And even a F911 angle -

The defence's case even had a connection — however tenuous — to documentary filmmaker Michael Moore and the popular movie Fahrenheit 911. Retired FBI agent Jack Cloonan, a commentator on U.S. news shows who makes an appearance in Moore's latest film, was called as a witness for Bagri. Cloonan criticized another FBI agent who testified for the Crown. ... The Crown accused him of weighing in on a case he knew nothing about.

This must be their OJ case but with desi's & jumbo jets instead of ex-footballers & White Bronco's...