Megrahi’s family hope ‘his name will be cleared’ over Lockerie bombing

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s family has said the decision to refer his conviction for the Lockerbie bombing back to the High Court gives hope his name will be cleared”. Relatives of some of the 270 people who died in the 1988 atrocity also praised the decision, as did the legal team behind the application to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) and campaigners. Former Libyan intelligence officer Megrahi was the only...