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Big Wullie · Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 1149 Location: Glasgow

Professor Robert Black, professor emeritus of Scots Law at Edinburgh University And Dr Hans Koechler have today called for a Public Enquiry into the Lockerbie Case:

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Legal-experts-call--for.4498100.jp

Could we maybe start a petition for this and back what is Scotlands biggest Miscarriage of Justice ?

Does anyone support Megrahi

Big Wullie · Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 1149 Location: Glasgow

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Big Wullie · Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 1149 Location: Glasgow

Latest On Lockerbie

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7622223.stm

Lockerbie Defence Team

It has been suggested in the BBC News today that the defence team are preparing to take his case to the Privy Council.

Section 92(1) of the 1995 Act must have been broken when Crown are allowed to exclude not only Megrahi but also his defence team from the last hearing.

Section 92(1) of the 1995 act with reference to "Andrew Page Drummond" and R. v. Jones [2002] 2 W.L.R

Section 92(1) of the 1995 Act is in the following terms:

"This procedure, however well intended, and however harmless it may have been in this particular case, strikes at the principle - deeply rooted in the criminal law of Scotland - that no proceedings in a criminal trial, and particularly no proceedings connected with the taking of evidence, can go on outwith the presence of the accused. The examination of the arm was just a means of taking evidence additional to that which was presented at the proof. The taking of such evidence, in the absence of the accused, is plainly an irregularity which vitiates the proceedings; and there is therefore nothing for it but to quash this conviction."

[15] In our opinion a breach of what is properly described as a "peremptory" provision of the common law or statute will generally give rise to a "fundamental irregularity", with the necessary result that any ensuing conviction will fall. The breach of such a provision will often be so fundamental that it is quite simply otiose to look behind or beyond it.

The strictness of the law of Scotland on this matter, as compared with that in England, was highlighted by Lord Rodger of Earlsferry in his speech in the recent case of R. v. Jones [2002] 2 W.L.R. 524 at paras. 43-46. We consider, as we have said, that a breach of section 92(1) will generally lead to an appeal being allowed.

Iain McKie · Joined: 08 May 2007 Posts: 263 Location: Ayr, Scotland.

Wullie,

I had the pleasure of meeting Hans Koechler and Robbie the Pict at the parliament yesterday.

Professor Koechler has a remarkable grasp of all things related to Lockerbie and shows an insight that few Scottish politicians can match.

My feeling is that the Scottish Government could do more and while I do not doubt the many good intentions we all know what the road to hell is paved with.

With the 20th anniversary of the Lockerbie tragedy looming I feel that we owe it to those relatives and friends still seeking the truth to mark the occasion in Scotland with a sign of our positive support for them.

I intend to make enquiries in this respect.

Best wishes,

Iain

scotkaz · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 527

On 20th December 1988 at 7.03pm is the date and time of the Lockerbie Bomb.

243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 residents of Lockerbie were killed on that terrible night. A total of 270 people,aged from 2 months to 82 years old, from 21 nations were wiped out.

Will there be a special memorial service this year to mark the 20th year at 7.03 pm for the victims and their families of this terrible tragedy?

Why do we not remember Lockerbie in the same way that the Americans have remembered 9/11? They have kept the 9/11 attacks in the public domain and it is still high profile.

The Americans have badges, ribbons etc to remember the dead of 9/11. We could have something like this for Lockerbie. This would also raise funds for whatever the victims families wanted to use the money for.

These poor people deserve the truth also.

We must help them and support them in this fight for the truth.

So what can we do?

I support a full hearing of the evidence for Al-Megrahi.

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