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U.S. judge delays Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence
A U.S. federal judge postponed the trial of Libyan suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, accused of making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988, citing newly discovered evidence and evidence located in other countries.
A U.S. federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people. Judge Dabney Friedrich cited "newly discovered evidence" and "evidence located in other countries" as reasons for the delay.
Jury selection for the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud had been scheduled to begin Wednesday. Masud, allegedly an intelligence operative for the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi from 1973 to 2011, has been in U.S. custody since 2022 and has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the destruction of the aircraft.
No new trial date was set. A court hearing is scheduled for September 1 to discuss the status of the case.
WorldLaw and crime
U.S. judge delays Lockerbie bombing trial over new evidence
A U.S. federal judge postponed the trial of Libyan suspect Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, accused of making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988, citing newly discovered evidence and evidence located in other countries.
A U.S. federal judge on Monday postponed the trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people. Judge Dabney Friedrich cited "newly discovered evidence" and "evidence located in other countries" as reasons for the delay.
Jury selection for the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud had been scheduled to begin Wednesday. Masud, allegedly an intelligence operative for the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi from 1973 to 2011, has been in U.S. custody since 2022 and has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the destruction of the aircraft.
No new trial date was set. A court hearing is scheduled for September 1 to discuss the status of the case.