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New evidence prompts trial delay for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
Defense lawyers said newly disclosed evidence must be investigated before jury selection in the first U.S. trial over the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
- District Judge Dabney Friedrich postponed the federal trial of Al-Marimi on Monday, citing the discovery of new evidence that defense attorneys must examine in the nearly 40-year-old case.
- The case concerns the Dec. 21, 1988, bombing of Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie, killing 270 people from 21 countries, including 190 Americans, 43 from the United Kingdom, and 35 Syracuse University students.
- Prosecutors allege Al-Marimi, a Libyan intelligence official, carried out the bombing under Moammar Gadhafi, reportedly transporting a suitcase bomb through Malta to Frankfurt and London before loading it onto Flight 103.
- Friedrich cited "the need for the defense to determine how best to defend this case" as reason for postponement and scheduled a Sept. 1 hearing in Washington to discuss the status.
- Two other Libyan intelligence agents were previously tried by a panel of Scottish judges on a former military base in the Netherlands, making this the first U.S. trial for the 1988 bombing.
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Federal Judge Delays Lockerbie Bombing Trial After More Evidence Disclosed
The trial of a former Libyan intelligence officer accused of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988 was postponed by a federal judge on Aug. 24, after defense attorneys produced new evidence. Jury selection had been scheduled to begin on Aug. 26, in the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al-Marimi in Washington, but U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich said it would have to be delayed due to the latest discovery. On Dec. 21, 1988…
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In December 1988, 270 people were killed in the explosion of a bomb on board an aircraft over Scotland. After decades, the trial of an ex-secretary who was suspected to be involved in the attack was to begin soon.
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