This from the Scotsman. Again I have left in the entire
'comments' sequence. Scottish public opinion seems to be becoming ever more
anti Crown Office.
Bollier's idea that the 'mystery government' might be
Jim S.
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SCOTSMAN
12.10.07 (+ comments column)
Mystery
government is asked for permission to reveal contents of Megrahi
documents
JOHN ROBERTSON LAW CORRESPONDENT
A FOREIGN government could hold the key to establishing the
innocence of the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, it was claimed yesterday.
The unnamed country - the US was specifically excluded - is
being asked for permission to disclose confidential information which lawyers
for Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed
al-Megrahi believe will show he should not have been
jailed for the 1988 atrocity.
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A preliminary hearing in a second appeal by Megrahi was also told that new evidence had been found to
cast doubt on a Maltese shopkeeper, one of the prosecution's main witnesses
against the Libyan at his trial in 2000.
Megrahi, 55, an intelligence officer, and a second Libyan, Al-Amin Khalifa Fhimah,
stood trial at a special Scottish court in the Netherlands, accused of bombing
Pan Am flight 103 on its journey from London to New York on 21 December, 1988. Megrahi was found guilty and jailed for life and ordered to
serve at least 27 years before he could apply for parole. Mr
Fhimah was acquitted.
The three trial judges - part of the deal for a trial was
there would not be a jury - accepted the Crown's contention that the bomb, in a
suitcase, had been put on board a feeder flight at
In 2002, Megrahi lost an appeal,
but he continued to protest his innocence, and in June the Scottish Criminal
Cases Review Commission, after a lengthy investigation, referred the case back
to the appeal court.
Yesterday, Margaret Scott, QC, for Megrahi,
said the defence had lodged a petition with the
court, asking it to order the release of documents concerning the supplying of
timers. The commission had concluded that a failure by the Crown to disclose
the documents to the defence may have caused a
miscarriage of justice.
Ms Scott said the commission had not divulged the contents
of the documents, because the permission of the country from which they
originated was needed. A request has been made.
The appeal judges, Lord Hamilton, the Lord Justice-General,
and Lords Kingarth and Eassie,
agreed to give the Crown six weeks to submit written answers to Megrahi's petition.
Ms Scott also asked the court for more time to lodge Megrahi's grounds of appeal.
The court agreed and fixed 21 December - ironically the
19th anniversary of the bombing - as the date by which the grounds of appeal
should be entered.
Following the hearing at the Court of Criminal Appeal in
"The disclosure of documents is a very hot potato.
I have come to the conclusion that this guy [Megrahi] is not guilty so I want to see him sent home to
his family as soon as possible. I am confident it will happen. I have
confidence in Scottish justice."
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Comments Add your comment
1. 2Right, On Location /
Mr Megrahi should never need to be
asking our Courts to make Crown reveal Key Crucial Evidence.
What is the Problem with our Courts, Why not find
Crown in Contempt?
Is there collusion between them to Keep evidence Hidden? It certainly looks
like eh?
The words Meltdown and Turmoil come to mind.
Crown Office still keeping documents from Defence
Teams despite current Law saying it must be released.
Exactly who is in charge of the Courts: Elish Or Lord Hamilton?
Sort this sorry mess out and reveal all evidence.
For more on Lockerbie and othger cases visit:
http://shirleymckie.myfastforum.org/forum1.php&sid=10...
2. Guga II,
Rockall /
There has been collusion all along
between the Americans and the YUK government. Abdelbaset
Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi was
rail-roaded, and evidence was concealed from the defence. And, of course, the Americans were trying hard to
bribe people to give false evidence.
The Scottish legal system has been
brought into disrepute as a result of this and other miscarriages of justice.
3. Peter Cherbi,
If the Executive & Westminster
want to make a fool of Scots Law in this case, they are certainly going about
it the right way ...
We can look forward to the 'mystery
country' being revealed at the weekend ? and just why yet another 'mystery' hangs the validity of
Scots Law by a thread ...
4. P.C Murdoch /
The mystery Country is
5. Peter Cherbi,
#4. P.C Murdoch
Probably not. We all knew it but wondered why they left it out of the story ...
6. 2Right, On Location /
Peter
They left it out because it is top secret, Ha Ha
What a joke eh.
It wouldn't be about the timer either eh?
7. A Better Way /
Lets all face it the Scottish Legal
System needs a twenty gallon dose of a good laxitive
to clear it out. The entire system has been butchered and is open to influence
from the members of the law society and police. It is run by a multi teared group of Scots who actually believe they are
protecting their self important positions.Just look
at the Lawyer who got of without any charges for stealing 35,000. If he broke
into a bank or shop and stole this amount he would be gone for a very long
time, but his mates covered it over. Favour for favours. Hang the lot of them by the thumbs and export them
to the
8. GalacticCannibal,
The Scottish legal system has been
brought into disrepute as a result of this and other miscarriages of justice.
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2. Guga II, Rockall /
Sir,
Nobody forced the Scottish legal system into anything unsavory in the Lockerbie
bombing, .
They screwed up themselves.
GC
9. P.C Murdoch /
Please could somone
explain the finer points of irony to Peter Cherbi.
10. Edwin & Mahnaz
Bollier, Mebo Ltd,
Zurich/Switzerland /
Re: Appeal Mr. Abdelbaset
al Megrahi 10am in the
I am the ex witness no.548, Edwin Bollier,
Zurich/Switzerland in the "Lockerbie-Trial" at Kamp
van Zeist.
By the following Appeal (Megrahi) I will help again as a witness in a key role (MEBO
MST-13 Timer) for clarify Megrahi’s decision.
As head of the Zurich-based MeBo AG, I have received from our ex Engeneer
mr. Ulrich Lumpert (ex witness no.550 in
I will send you a copy of a German original of an Affidavit (notarial attested) as addition to the top secret document.
Please read the
"Lockerbie-Fraud" on URL:
http://www.lockerbie.ch
11. Boy Wonder /
I've always thought that Megrahi was stitched up! Will we ever know the REAL
truth???
Dr Jim Swire
(jim@swirefamily.net)