Nijjar killing: three men charged face B.C. court [Video]

Members of British Columbia’s Sikh community filled a Surrey courtroom as three Indian nationals accused of murdering temple leader and political activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar made their first court appearances by video.

Outside Surrey Provincial Court, protesters chanted slogans and waved Sikh independence flags, as well as placards blaming India’s government for the killing.

The three suspects — Karan Brar, Karanpreet Singh and Kamalpreet Singh — wore orange jumpsuits and briefly responded to questions from Judge Delaram Jahani in separate appearances.

Brar and Karanpreet Singh agreed through their lawyers to make their next appearances on May 21. By Tuesday afternoon the court had yet to decide on a new date for Kamalpreet Singh while he sought legal representation.

All three men, who were arrested in Edmonton on Friday, face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in last June’s killing of Sikh independence activist Nijjar, which sent Canada’s …