US Judge Eyes January Trial Date for Libyan Man Charged in 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 – WTOP News
- District Judge Dabney Friedrich is eyeing January 19 for jury selection in the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland.
- Prosecutors allege Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi directed the 1988 bombing, which destroyed the Pan-Am Boeing 747 over Lockerbie, killing 259 passengers and crew plus 11 people on the ground.
- Judge Dabney Friedrich postponed the August trial to allow defense attorneys to examine newly discovered evidence. Masud, now in his mid-70s, faces two counts of destruction of an aircraft.
- Assistant U.S. Attorney Brittany Keil stated the plot aimed to "inflict pain and horror," while former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi remains the only person previously convicted for the bombing.
- The trial is expected to last roughly two months, with Masud facing a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted of his role in the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history.
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Insider PaperUS trial of alleged Lockerbie bomb-maker may begin in January
WASHINGTON: The US trial of an alleged Libyan collaborator in the 1988 downing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, may begin in January, a judge said Tuesday. Prosecutors accuse Abu Agila Mohammad Masud of building the bomb that brought down the Pan Am flight, killing 270 people. His trial had been due to begin in late August, but federal judge Dabney Friedrich issued a delay at the last minute citing unspecified “newly discovered evide…
The trial of the alleged creator of Lockerbie's explosive could start in January, according to the judge.The trial is expected to last two months.The defendant, in custody since 2022, denies his guilt.Libya admitted responsibility in 2003, paying compensation to the victims.
The trial in Washington of a Libyan accused of preparing the bomb used in the bombing of a Pan Am aircraft in 1988 over Lockerbie, Scotland (270 dead), is expected to begin in January, the judge responsible for the case announced on Tuesday.
US judge eyes January trial date for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — A trial in the U.S. for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland is on track to start in January after a delay caused by the discovery of new evidence in the decades-old case. A federal judge presiding over the case against...
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