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Tag: Lockerbie

Documents show UK Government knew of Palestinian terror group links to...

Documents kept secret for twenty years indicate that successive UK Governments were aware of the possibility that a Palestinian terrorist group was involved in...

Lockerbie, the death of Megrahi and the continuing shame of BBC...

By a Newsnet reporter   "Whether he's in jail or whether he's with his family, it doesn't impact me.  He should be able to be with...

A statement by Justice for Megrahi on the death of Abdelbaset...

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has now died without having been able to clear his name of the destruction of Pan Am flight 103 on the 21st...

Lockerbie: Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi has died

By a Newsnet reporter Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the man who was convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, has died at his home in Libya.Mr Megrahi, who...

Al-Megrahi fights for life as health deteriorates

By Martin Kelly Mr Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Libyan fighting to clear his name after being convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, has been rushed...

Former Lord Advocate Colin Boyd seriously misled the Megrahi Court claims...

By G.A.Ponsonby Former Lord Advocate, Colin Boyd QC, has been accused of misleading the Court during the trial of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.The claim, contained in...

Salmond calls for publication of Lockerbie appeal documents

By G.A.Ponsonby First Minister Alex Salmond has called for the publication of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) report questioning the conviction of...

Megrahi agreed to drop appeal months before he met me reveals...

By G.A.Ponsonby  Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill has revealed that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi had given a written undertaking to drop his appeal against conviction for...

A letter from Dr Jim Swire to PM David Cameron

Dear Prime Minister,  While in Edinburgh on Monday 27th Feb. I heard that prior to the book 'Megrahi: you are my jury' being launched,...

Leading QC attacks BBC over ‘misleading’ Megrahi headline

By a Newsnet reporter  A leading QC has accused the BBC of indulging in ‘lazy journalism’ after the broadcaster appeared to imply that Abdelbaset...