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Text of book launch press release

Posted on October 3, 2013 by John Ashton

Lockerbie 25th anniversary: Bereaved father accuses Crown Office and Scottish Government of protecting murderers  The greatest scandal of the post-devolution era “could threaten Scottish independence” The father of a woman killed in the Lockerbie bombing today makes his most outspoken … Continue reading →

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An open letter to the lord advocate

Posted on October 3, 2013 by John Ashton

Dr Jim Swire and I have today sent the following open letter to the lord advocate, Frank Mulholland QC. Dear Lord Advocate, Lockerbie In February 2012 John Ashton’s book Megrahi: You are my Jury was published. It revealed, inter alia, … Continue reading →

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New book – Scotland’s Shame: Why Lockerbie Still Matters

Posted on September 13, 2013 by John Ashton

My new book Scotland’s Shame: Why Lockerbie Still Matters will be published by Birlinn on 3 October. It features a remarkable foreword by Dr Jim Swire. The advance blurb says: The bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the small … Continue reading →

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Information is free but everywhere it is in chains

Posted on July 1, 2013 by John Ashton

On 18 February this year I sent the following request to the Crown Office press office, which forwarded it to the CO’s freedom of information unit: I am writing about the Lockerbie bombing and would be grateful if the Crown … Continue reading →

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