The Lockerbie bombing: fragments of truth
Professor Robert Black
The conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi of the murder of the 270 people who died aboard Pan Am flight 103 was based entirely upon circumstantial evidence. This paper considers that evidence, how it was obtained, how it has been undermined and how other available evidence was withheld.
Robert Black is Professor Emeritus of Scots Law in the University of Edinburgh. He is a member of the Scottish Bar and a Queen's Counsel in Scotland. He acted as General Editor of the 25-volume The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia and was for many years a part-time judge in the sheriff court. He is sometimes referred to as "the architect of the Lockerbie trial" and operates The Lockerbie Case website: http://lockerbiecase.blogspot.co.uk/