Kenny MacAskill said an inquiry is a matter for the courts. Picture: Jane Barlow By GARETH ROSE Published on Wednesday 23 May 2012 00:00 A SERIES of high-profile figures have backed calls for an inquiry into the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi for the Lockerbie bombing. War correspondent Kate Adie, social [...]
After his release on compassionate grounds in 2009, the terminally sick Megrahi returned to Libya [EPA] Fresh scientific evidence unearthed by a Scottish legal review undermines the case against the man convicted of being responsible for the Lockerbie aircraft bombing, an investigation for Al Jazeera has found. The Scottish Criminal Case Review Commission (SCCRC) report [...]
Tony Blair’s six secret visits to Col Gaddafi Image 1 of 2 Tony Blair at a meeting with Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi at his desert base in 2007 By Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter 9:32PM BST 24 Sep 2011 Tony Blair’s close relationship to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has come under fresh scrutiny after it emerged he had [...]
Hail to the true victors of Rupert’s revolution 8 September 2011 On 13 September, one of the world’s biggest arms fairs opens in London, backed by the British government. On 8 September, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a preview entitled “Middle East: A vast market for UK defence and security companies”. The [...]
David Cameron will give televised court verdicts the go ahead as part of a push for transparency in public services. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Judges’ sentencing of offenders is to be televised under plans to be unveiled by the prime minister shortly, the Guardian has learned. David Cameron is expected to make his [...]
