Lockerbie bombing trial delayed after new evidence discovered
Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, a Libyan intelligence operative, is accused by prosecutors of having previously confessed to his role in the 1988 bombing.
The trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Kheir Al-Marimi has been postponed due to the discovery of new evidence in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing case. Prosecutors claim Mas ud, a Libyan intelligence operative, confessed to his involvement in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103, which killed 270 people. However, Mas ud denies any wrongdoing and his defense team is challenging the credibility of the evidence against him.
A US judge has postponed the trial in Washington DC federal court, citing the need to examine the new evidence and determine the best defense strategy. Jury selection was originally scheduled to begin on Wednesday, but no new trial date has been set yet. Mas ud, now in his mid-70s, faces two criminal charges related to the bombing and could receive a life sentence if convicted.
The bomb was allegedly packed into a suitcase and placed in checked baggage in Malta before making its way to London Heathrow Airport.
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