Overview
- The Attorney General filed a Dec. 24, 2025 application under the Canada Evidence Act seeking an order to confirm the prohibition on disclosing unspecified information.
- The Justice Department says releasing the material could be injurious to international relations and national security, with a judge required to rule on the claimed privilege.
- Legal experts note the court must ensure any exculpatory evidence is disclosed, the defence can challenge the claim, and allied-sourced intelligence is commonly shielded from open court.
- The case remains in pretrial under a publication ban, all four accused — Amandeep Singh, Karanpreet Singh, Karan Brar and Kamalpreet Singh — are detained, and the trial is not expected to begin before August, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service.
- Reporting says a tip implicating senior Indian officials came from U.K. intercepts and related conversations were picked up by the FBI, while the RCMP has assessed that Indian actors used gang boss Lawrence Bishnoi to arrange the 2023 killing; India says no evidence of its role has been made public.