The Legal History of the Lockerbie Aircraft Bombing Case and a Reference for Another Appeal

Abstract

The only person against whom a charge of murder was proved in regard to the Lockerbie bombing case in 1988 had an appeal against conviction refused. A subsequent referral of the case back for further consideration by appellate judges was abandoned by the appellant. He was released on the statutory ground of compassion due to his imminent death. The appeal was revived in 2020 after further investigation and fresh evidence and referred to the criminal appeal court for Scotland.