The Lockerbie Case: Concern at Lockerbie lawyer claim

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Concern at Lockerbie lawyer claim

This is the heading over the BBC News website's coverage of the story that the UK Government is proposing that the PII issue be resolved by the Appeal Court behind closed doors and, perhaps, through the mechanism of disclosure to specially vetted counsel rather than to Megrahi's existing legal team. Megrahi's solicitor, Tony Kelly, is quoted, as is a spokesman for the UK Government's Scottish legal representative, The Advocate General for Scotland. The full article can be read here.

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