Lockerbie bomber conviction 'may have been miscarriage of justice'
by Aamna Mohdin from on (#50J2W)
Criminal cases review commission approves fresh appeal over 1988 atrocity
A miscarriage of justice may have occurred in the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi for the Lockerbie bombing, the Scottish criminal cases review commission has found, in what has been described as the worst in British legal history.
The SCCRC approved an application to refer Megrahi's conviction back to the appeal court on Wednesday following an application by the lawyer Aamer Anwar on behalf of Megrahi's family. The application was supported by some families of those who died in the 1988 disaster.
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