The Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial began on 3 May 2000, more than 11 years after the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 on 21 December 1988. The 36-week bench trial took place at a specially convened S
The High Court of Justiciary at Camp Zeist, Netherlands
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
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Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi was a Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. He was head of security for Libyan Arab Airlines, director of the Centre for
Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial
…for contempt of court. The court itself, as well as people involved in the trial also enjoyed total or partial immunity from Dutch law. Two Libyans, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Lamin Khalifah Fhimah, were accused of the crime. In the run-up to the trial, the prosecution considered bringing charges against Swiss businessman…
al-Megrahi in 1988
Barlinnie Prison, where Megrahi was incarcerated from 2001 to 2005