Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 Lockerbie bombing

A federal judge on Monday postponed a trial in the US for a former Libyan intelligence official charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, citing the discovery of new evidence that defence lawyers want to examine in the nearly 40-year-old case. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Wednesday for the federal trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir al-Marimi in Washington. His trial will be the first in the US for the December 21, 1988, bombing. US District Judge Dabney Friedrich’s order... — Source: SCMP 🔗 https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365118/judge-postpones-us-trial-libyan-man-charged-1988-lockerbie-bombing?utm_source=rss_feed