The Lockerbie Case: The "scope of the appeal" decision

Wednesday, 15 October 2008

The "scope of the appeal" decision

It has been announced that the High Court's decision on the scope of the appeal will be issued at 12 noon today. The question whether the appeal should be confined to the six issues on which the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission held that Abdelbaset Megrahi's conviction might have constituted a miscarriage of justice was argued before five judges over four days from 17 to 20 June 2008.

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