Basi back in court for breaching house arrest

Former ministerial aide Dave Basi was back in court on Friday for breaching the terms of his house arrestless than two weeks after he pleaded guilty in the BC Rail corruption case.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Anne Mackenzie tightened Basi's sentence conditions, following a request by the Crown, and ruled Basi must submit to a suitability study for the possibility of being on electronic monitoring at his two homes in Vancouver and Victoria.

There is a ban on publishing why the conditions have been tightened, but Basi has been ordered to return to court for a hearing onNov. 15.

He'll remain under house arrest until then and is still allowed to go to work, to exercise and to grocery shop, but he'll have to log all those activities with his supervisor at the start of every week.

Last week, Basi was sentenced to two years less a dayhouse arrest after he pleaded guilty alongside another former ministerial aide, Bob Virk, to corruptions charges in the sale of BC Rail.