Air India convict denied parole

Vancouver: The National Parole Board has confirmed an earlier decision to deny parole to the only man convicted in the Air India bombing.
The decision means Inderjit Singh Reyat must remain in a B.C. prison until his sentence is completed on Feb. 9 next year.
In 2003, Mr. Reyat was sentenced to five years for manslaughter after he admitted to buying bomb-making materials used to bring down an Air India jet off the coast of Ireland in 1985.
He was eligible for parole last year, but the parole board rejected his application, saying Mr. Reyat tried to downplay his role in the airliner bombing that killed 329 people.
Last month, Mr. Reyat cancelled his own parole hearing, leaving the parole board to review his status from documents only and the board has decided to uphold the decision to deny him parole.
03/07/07 Canadian Press/Globe and Mail, Canada

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