Illness postpones BC Rail trial

The corruption trial of three former B.C. government staffers was postponed on Tuesday because one of the accused, Aneal Basi,fell ill.

Judge Anne MacKenzie announced the trial would take a break until May 31.

Former ministerial aides Bobby Virk and Dave Basi are charged with breach of trust and fraud in connection with the privatization of BC Rail, while Basi's cousin, Aneal, is accused of money laundering.

Premier Gordon Campbell's chief of staff Martyn Brown is still expected to face more questioning when the trialdoes resumein B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver next week.

Brown was the first witness at the trial of thethree former B.C. government staffers and cross-examination of his testimony dragged out what wasoriginally scheduled to be a half-day appearance.

He spent much of the first week of the trial responding toallegations that he repeatedly called one of the accused to offer support.