WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A man suspected of involvement in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 made an initial appearance in a US court, facing life in prison. 12.12.2022, Sputnik International
there is positive outcomes coming. and might there be an extradition? well, i don t know, but i think that we, as a government, we are very open in terms of collaboration and this matter. we understand the pain and the sadness of the victims and the families. we need to also respect the laws. but it s progressing, you think? yes, it is. the new suspect is abu agila mohammad masud, who s already behind bars in libya on separate bomb making charges. the us alleges he conspired with a fellow intelligence official, abdel basset al megrahi, the only man ever convicted the only man ever convicted of the bombing. this was the hero s welcome for al megrahi in libya in 2009. he was released from a scottish prison with terminal cancer,
Son of Lockerbie bomber vows to take case to highest UK court after Scottish judges refuse latest bid to overturn conviction
The family of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi will appeal directly to the UK Supreme Court after Scottish judges refused their latest bid to overturn his conviction over the 1988 atrocity.
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