The only man to serve time for the 1985 Air India bombings is back in jail.

After more than 20 hours of deliberations a British Columbia Supreme Court jury unanimously found Inderjit Singh Reyat guilty of perjury on Saturday.
Reyat was charged with lying repeatedly during the 2003 trial of Ajaib Singh Bagri and Ripudman Singh Malik. The pair were charged with mass murder in the bombings. Both men were eventually acquitted.
Reyat, who has already served a total of 25 years in jail for his part in the 1985 bombings, is being held in custody until his two-day sentencing hearing begins on Nov. 17.
Defence lawyer Ian Donaldson had argued his client needn't be remanded.
Reyat was accused by the Crown of lying 19 times during his 2003 testimony in an effort to minimize his involvement in the bombings, to protect people who were part of the conspiracy and to protect himself from retribution.
In 1991, Reyat was convicted of manslaughter for building the explosive device that detonated at Tokyo's Narita Airport, killing two baggage handlers as they loaded an Air India Plane.
Then, he pleaded guilty in 2003 to buying the parts for a second bomb that destroyed Air India Flight 182 as it flew over the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Montreal to London.
18/09/10 CTV.ca

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