Lockerbie trial jury instructions may include warning about prediction markets
Proposed jury instructions for the trial of a suspect accused of bringing down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 now include a warning about online prediction and betting markets . Federal prosecutors and court appointed attorneys for Abu Agila Mohammad Masud , the man who US federal investigators say constructed the bomb, filed the "joint proposed jury instructions" on Thursday.…
Proposed jury instructions for the upcoming trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, accused of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, now include a warning about online prediction and betting markets. Federal prosecutors and Masud's appointed attorneys filed the joint proposed instructions on Thursday, to be read to a jury once the trial commences later in August.
The inclusion of warnings against online betting platforms like Kalshi or Polymarket reflects how much the world has changed since the terrorist attack. Jurors must refrain from visiting, consulting, or participating in any such markets related to this case before or during deliberations. This prohibition extends to checking odds or predictions on platforms concerning the verdict, trial outcome, or any other aspect of the case.
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