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Tag Archives: SCCRC
Sunday Herald article on Kenny MacAskill’s PII revelation
The following article, by Peter Swindon and me, was the lead in last Sunday’s Sunday Herald. It apeared under the headline Revealed: MacAskill may have breached Official Secrets Act over Lockerbie. Former justice minister Kenny MacAskill has revealed details of a highly … Continue reading
Private Eye on the SCCRC’s Lockerbie decision
The following article appears in the latest issue of Private Eye: The recent decision of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) by the Scottish body that it would not be reviewing the case of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, has been met … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Swire, John Ashton, Lockerbie, Megrahi, SCCRC, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, Tony Kelly
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Taylor & Kelly press release about the SCCRC announcement on the Megrahi case
Abdelbaset’s former solicitors, Taylor & Kelly, have today released the following press statement in response to the SCCRC’s announcement that it has rejected the application for it to review his case: It is with some surprise that we learn today … Continue reading
The SCCRC say they couldn’t get access to Megrahi’s appeal papers – so why didn’t they ask me for them?
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has today announced that it has rejected the application made by various UK Lockerbie victims’ relatives and members of the Megrahi family for a review of Abdelbaset’s conviction on the grounds that “it … Continue reading
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Tagged appeal papers, interests of justice, legal papers, Lockerbie, Megrahi, SCCRC, Taylor & Kelly
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Eight inconvenient truths about Lockerbie, which the media and authorities are ignoring
Today, the 26th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing, the media is full of articles about the case. All report the claims of Scotland’s chief prosecutor, the Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC, that a review of the case has confirmed … Continue reading
Private Eye reports on Lockerbie and the shelving of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill
The latest edition of Private Eye (no. 1366) carries the following article. The Scottish government has quietly shelved for at least a year its controversial Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill, heading off an escalating row over the need for corroboration before … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill, crown office, Jim Swire, Lockerbie, Megrahi, SCCRC
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Another open letter to Magnus Linklater
Dear Magnus, More than two months ago I wrote you an open letter and invited your response. You promised that you would, but, so far, you have not. Yesterday you wrote another commentary piece for the Scottish edition of The … Continue reading
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Tagged Lockerbie, Magnus Linklater, Megrahi, SCCRC, the Times
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Operation Bird – some words of caution
Today’s media contains a number of articles about an investigation codenamed Operation Bird, which was carried out by a firm called Forensic Investigative Associates, on behalf of Abdelbaset’s defence team prior to his first appeal. The main articles, by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Talb, Dalkamoni, Lockerbie, Operation Bird, PFLP-GC, SCCRC
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Press coverage of ‘Scotland’s Shame: Why Lockerbie Still Matters’
The Herald 3 October The father of a young woman killed in the Lockerbie bombing warns the SNP’s hopes for the referendum will be adversely affected by Scotland’s failure to address major concerns about the prosecution and the trial. Dr … Continue reading
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Tagged crown office, Frank Mulholland, Jim Swire, John Ashton, Lockerbie, Lord Advocate, Megrahi, SCCRC, Scotland's Shame
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New press release
The following release has been sent out in the wake of this morning’s launch of Scotland’s Shame: Why Lockerbie Still Matters. Lockerbie 25th anniversary: Will Scotland head for independence with a justice system the country can’t believe in? Will the … Continue reading