Eldorado Posted November 24, 2020 #1 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Scotland's High Court will begin hearing an appeal Tuesday of the conviction of a Libyan man found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing, the deadliest militant attack in British history. Pam Am Flight 103 was blown up over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 en route from London to New York, an attack that killed 270 people, mostly Americans on their way home for Christmas. Full report at Voice of America: Link A third appeal on behalf of the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has started at the High Court in Edinburgh. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's family want it to rule that he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice. He was found guilty in 2001 after standing trial at a specially convened Scottish court in the Netherlands. Full story at the BBC: Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted January 15, 2021 Author #2 Share Posted January 15, 2021 The family of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbasset al Megrahi say they are "heartbroken" after a posthumous appeal to clear his name over the 1988 attack was rejected. Sky news report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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