In today’s edition of the Scottish Review, Magnus Linklater provides a detailed analysis of the journalistic and legal investigation of the bombing of Pan Am 103. Befittingly, he praises Ken Dornstein’s recent work, which uncovered additional conspirators in the Libyan plot to down the airliner: I liked Dornstein’s approach to the investigation, and, to be…
Ken Dornstein’s work projected Pan Am 103 back into the news almost 27 years after the bombing. Though it’s uncertain as to whether the conspirators will face a trial outside of Libya, 2015 was a year of remarkable progress for those who continue to pursue justice for those lost in 1988. Unfortunately, the parallels between…
On Thursday, the SCCRC published its ruling on the case, reporting that it was “not in the interests of justice” to continue with a review of Megrahi’s conviction. The commission said it had not received defence papers from those appealing Megrahi’s conviction despite repeated requests over a 14-month period. It also reported more than a…
Magnus Linklater penned the following piece piece for October 20 edition of The Times (the article is behind a paywall, but is accessible on the Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 Facebook page): It is time to extinguish the last embers of controversy that have heated the Lockerbie case for so long. For more than…
From the BBC: The Libyan government has confirmed the names of two men suspected of being involved in the Lockerbie bombing. US and Scottish prosecutors said they had asked Libya for permission to interview Mohammed Abouajela Masud and Abdullah al-Senussi. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-34546899 A spokesperson for Frank Mulholland, the Scottish lord advocate, issued this statement yesterday: “The…
From the BBC: Scottish prosecutors want to interview two Libyans they have identified as new suspects over the Lockerbie bombing. They believe the two suspects were involved, along with Abdelbaset al-Megrahi – the only person to have been convicted of the 1988 atrocity. The rest of the story is here: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-34543983
The third and final chapter of Ken Dornstein’s documentary, My Brother’s Bomber, is slated to air on PBS next Tuesday (10/13). Viewers may stream all 3 installments from PBS’s website: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Both episodes are also available for purchase in the iTunes Store for $2.99 each.
Journalist Magnus Linklater has followed, researched, and reported on the Lockerbie bombing for years. In his most recent article, published in the September 24 2015 edition of The Times (U.K.), Linklater discusses how Ken Dornstein’s lengthy investigation led to the possible identification of the man whose device murdered 270 people on December 21, 1988. Lockerbie…
Last year, I cited an article detailing the possibility that Suse Lowenstein’s Dark Elegy had finally found a permanent home. Though the plan to place the sculptures in Montauk’s Kirk Park fell through, several Remembrance scholars approached her with the idea of petitioning Syracuse University to create a permanent home for the work. The petition…
Though some family members have already promised to continue their case, Scottish judges dealt another serious blow to “Justice For Megrahi,” a group dedicated to appealing Abdel Baset al-Megrahi’s conviction. A key point of their dispute is that Anthony Gauci, the Maltese shopkeeper who identified al-Megrah as the man who bought items which were later…
While a loose communication network of 50-100 persons has been operating for several weeks, a more formal support group of family members is still to be formed. A general organizational meeting will be held Sunday, February 19, 1989, at 3:00 p. m. at the Crow’s Nest meeting room on Rt. 17 in Hasbrouck Hts., N.J.…
In addition to these photos, I’ve posted a larger gallery of full-resolution images from the 26th anniversary service at Arlington National Cemetery on Smugmug.