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Russ Jones: Bobby Virk

Bobby Virk: Russ Jones said Wednesday he found no political interference in the government's decision to pay $6 million in legal bills for former ministerial aides Dave Basi and Bobby Virk, who pleaded guilty to four charges including breach of trust and accepting benefits in connection with the sale of Crown-owned BC Rail, according to Huffington Post. His 50-page report examined 26 indemnity agreements and VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the Liberal government's system of paying the legal bills of government officials and employees facing criminal or civil matters isn't perfect, but it's principled and legal. Jones said between 1996 and 2011, B.C. governments spent more than $11 million on special indemnity agreements approved for just over 100 people, of which $6.4 million went to defend Basi and Virk. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.