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NEWS February 20, 2003 On February 12, 2003, SMART issued a press release on
the 1985 Air India bombing case which contained some factual errors. It
incorrectly stated that Inderjit Singh "admitted he assisted others
in plotting the bombing of an Air India Boeing 747 over the Atlantic Ocean
in June 1985." A statement submitted in the British Columbia Supreme Court read that although Inderjit Singh acquired materials for this purpose, "he did not make or arm an explosive device, nor did he place an explosive device on an airplane, nor does he know who did or did not do so. At no time did Mr. Reyat intend by his actions to cause death to any person or believe that such consequences were likely to occur." On February 20, 2003, SMART issued another press statement detailing the above error and apologized to Inderjit Singh's family and to the Sikh community. Incidentally, on February 11, 2003, "The Hindu" newspaper reported that the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE) also condemned the involvement of Inderjit Singh in the bombing of the Air India jetliner 'Kanishka' that killed 329 people off the coast of Ireland. |