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Lockerbie bomber review completed | Lockerbie bomber review completed |
(about 13 hours later) | |
A three-year review of the case of the Lockerbie bomber has been completed and will be published next week. | |
A commission has been re-examining evidence about the atrocity in which 270 people died when a Pan Am jet was blown up over the town in 1988. | A commission has been re-examining evidence about the atrocity in which 270 people died when a Pan Am jet was blown up over the town in 1988. |
The only person convicted - Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi - has always protested his innocence. | The only person convicted - Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi - has always protested his innocence. |
It is thought the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission will recommend he be granted a second appeal. | |
Persistent doubts | Persistent doubts |
Lawyers representing al-Megrahi have always maintained he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice. | Lawyers representing al-Megrahi have always maintained he was the victim of a miscarriage of justice. |
An early appeal failed in 2002 despite persistent doubts that the Libyan agent could have been responsible. | An early appeal failed in 2002 despite persistent doubts that the Libyan agent could have been responsible. |
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission will report next Thursday. | The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission will report next Thursday. |
Al-Megrahi is currently being held in Gateside Prison, Greenock, near Glasgow, as he serves life for killing 270 people. | Al-Megrahi is currently being held in Gateside Prison, Greenock, near Glasgow, as he serves life for killing 270 people. |
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