and believed Miele was referring to a type of truck, and that his curt reply reflected the fact he did not understand much of what was going on since he spoke comparatively little English, and Miele was shouting "all the time". Dhillon later explained that Miele looked like a "pretty dangerous type of guy", and both men maintained that they understood the meeting was to discuss brokering a deal for stolen vehicles from the United States. Dhillon was likewise confronted with a paper he had written entitled "Objects of the Sikh Youth of North America" which described his belief that all Sikhs should be trained in martial arts per the group's illustrious history. In December, prosecutor Claude Parent was criticised for a "racist" question in which he demanded to know whether Khela "takes orders from his God". On December 12, the pair were both found guilty of conspiracy to commit mass murder, and shortly thereafter justice Claire Barrette-Joncas sentenced them to life imprisonment. On March 6, 1992, their convictions were overturned by the appeals court; the government chose to appeal the overturn, and a new trial was ordered in November 1995. Ten months later, the charges were stayed by the Quebec Superior Court when it was revealed the government had failed to disclose crucial materials. As of 2002, Khelsa claims he is still harassed by CSIS, that the Canadian spy agency disrupted his business and pushed him to give them inside information on Babbar Khalsa's activities in Canada. References 112 Air India accidents and incidents Aviation accidents and incidents in 1986 Airliner accidents and incidents in the United States Failed airliner bombings Sikh terrorism Sikh terrorism in North America Sikh terrorism in Canada Trials in Canada Quebec case law Canadian criminal case law Terrorist incidents in Canada in the 1980s Terrorism in Canada 1986 in Quebec 1986 crimes in Canada 1986 in Canadian case law Indian diaspora in Canada Canada–India relations 1986 in India