Air India Bomb Maker Guilty of Perjury; Jury Decides After 20+ Hours

Air India bomb maker guilty of perjury; jury decides after 20+ hours

at 19:23 on September 18, 2010, EDT.
Camille Bains, The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - The only man who ever served time for the deaths of 331 people in the Air India bombings was found guilty of perjury Saturday, a finding that will likely mean he'll face even more time in prison.

The always stoic Inderjit Singh Reyat showed little emotion as the verdict was read after jurors deliberated for more than 20 hours. He was ordered into custody.

Reyat's lawyer, Ian Donaldson, had argued Reyat should remain out of custody to prepare for the two-day hearing Nov. 17, saying that neither he nor the Crown had found a case of any Canadian convicted of perjury being detained pending sentencing.

Donaldson said Reyat had "complied impeccably" with his bail conditions since being released from custody in July 2008.

"In two-plus years, there has been no suggestion or hint of any breach at all," he said. While Reyat lived with his family, police visited him regularly and he attended religious services while awaiting his trial, Donaldson said.

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