Air India liar prays for victims of 'terrible events'

The only man ever convicted in the Air India bombings issued an apology of sorts Thursday for the deaths of 331 people, telling the judge who will sentence him for perjury that he regretted "these events."
But the statement read out by the lawyer for Inderjit Singh Reyat at his sentencing hearing failed to acknowledge his role in the twin explosions on June 23, 1985, that remain the worst act of mass murder ever plotted on Canadian soil.
"No words in any language can ever bring closure to those who have lost loves ones as a result of the Air India and Narita tragedies," Reyat said in the statement read out in B.C. Supreme Court. "Neither can words bring back those who perished in such tragic circumstances."
In the statement read out by lawyer Ian Donaldson, Reyat said his belief in God has sustained him, his four children and his wife, who has kept the family intact through 30 years of legal uncertainty -- most of it with Reyat behind bars.
"I pray every day that God will ease the terrible burden of loss that so many people continue to suffer as a consequence of these terrible events," he said of the worst act of aviation terrorism until the 9-11 attacks in the United States. As Donaldson finished reading the statement, Reyat appeared to be wiping away tears.
The apology was immediately dismissed by special prosecutor Len Doust, who said simply: "No proffer of truth."
18/11/10 The Canadian Press/CTV News

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