Family appeals conviction in Lockerbie bombing in Scottish court

A lawyer for the family of the late Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 plane bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, argues there was insufficient evidence to convict him.
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British lawyer Aamer Anwar (C) arrives with members of his team at a venue in Glasgow on Nov. 24, 2020, to take part on the opening day of a posthumous appeal against the conviction of Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie. Five judges, including Scotland's most senior judge, Lord Justice General Colin Sutherland, are hearing the case at the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh this week. The legal team for Megrahi's family are taking part remotely from Glasgow. - ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images
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The family of the Libyan man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing presented their appeal case to British court Tuesday.

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi’s family posthumously appealed his conviction in relation to the 1988 deadly plane bombing in Scotland’s High Court, Reuters reported.

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