Lockerbie

The trial of the man accused of helping to make the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie more than 30 years ago has been delayed, US court papers have confirmed. Abu Agila Mas'ud was, a Libyan national, had been scheduled to go on trial in Washington on 12 May, but district court jud

Lawyers have requested a postponement of the trial of Abu Agila Mas’ud Al-Marimi, the suspect accused of building the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988. Mas’ud had been scheduled to appear in court on May 12, 2025, but US prosecutors and his defence team have join

The lawyer who represented the British victims of the Lockerbie bombing has called on the Trump administration to release files held by specialist agencies in the US related to the tragedy. In a letter to Matthew Palmer, chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy to the UK, Professor Peter Wat

Dr Morag Kerr, secretary-depute of Justice for Megrahi, replies to Ronnie Clancy KC's recent articles on Lockerbie and argues that despite the slur of 'conspiracy theorist' used by the UK and Scottish governments, the Crown Office, the SSCRC and the Americans, Mr Megrahi still suffered a miscarriage

In the second part of his analysis of the Lockerbie case, Ronnie Clancy KC, who was Crown counsel in the appeals, looks at the issues surrounding the timer used for the bomb and the famous suitcase. Read part one here. As matters stand in the aftermath of the latest Lockerbie appeal, the most promin

Ronnie Clancy KC defends the Lockerbie investigation against claims its famous conviction was a miscarriage of justice. Twenty-four years have elapsed since the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi for his part in the murderous conspiracy which caused the death of 270 innocent people on 21

Scottish authorities have transferred a section of the aircraft from the Lockerbie bombing to the US ahead of a Libyan suspect’s trial in Washington DC. The transfer forms part of an evidence-sharing agreement between Scottish law enforcement authorities and American counterparts. 

America's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking for victims of the Lockerbie bombing ahead of the trial of a Libyan suspect in the US next year.

The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has reflected upon the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie and the longest-running investigation in the history of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. She said: “For 35 years now the families of the 270 people murd

The man accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988 has pleaded not guilty before a US court.

The Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has issued a statement following developments in the investigations into the Lockerbie bombing. Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi, a former Libyan intelligence officer, is in the custody of the United States Department of Justice and faces charges on two crim

The family of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing have vowed to continue their struggle to clear his name after the Supreme Court refused them permission to appeal. In January last year, the High Court of Justiciary rejected an appeal against conviction brought by the family of the late Abdel

Judges have rejected a bid by the Lockerbie bomber's family to appeal against his conviction to the Supreme Court. On 31 January 2001, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted by three judges of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103, which killed 270 people.

The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has reiterated the Crown's commitment to investigating other suspects in the Lockerbie bombing after the latest appeal against the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi failed. On 31 January 2001 Mr Megrahi was convicted by three judges of the 1988 bombin

The US yesterday charged a Libyan man in connection with the Lockerbie bombing, on the 32nd anniversary of the atrocity. Abu Agela Masud has been charged with making the bomb used in the attack. US Attorney General Bill Barr said he was confident that authorities would be able to extradite Mr Masud