DoJ: Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie bombing appears in US court and faces life in prison
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DoJ: Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie bombing appears in US court and faces life in prison
DoJ: Suspect in 1988 Lockerbie bombing appears in US court and faces life in prison
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A man suspected of involvement in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing has made his first appearance in US court, facing life in prison… 12.12.2022, Sputnik International
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‘Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi (Mas’ud), 71, of Tunisia and Libya, made his first appearance in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on federal charges, unsealed today’ today, stemming from December 13, 2011. On December 21, 1988, the bombing of a civilian aircraft killed 270 people,” the Justice Department said. The incident, which happened over Lockerbie, Scotland, killed 270 people, including 190 US citizens.Nationals from the UK and 19 other countries were on board the doomed flight. United and Scotland have jointly pursued justice for victims since the bombing, including in relation to the prosecution of Mas’ud, the Ministry of Justice said. External Security Organization, a Libyan intelligence service engaged in acts of terrorism against other nations, the Justice Department said. Mas’ud and two other men are charged with planting a suitcase bomb that destroyed the plane, according to the Justice Department. Mas’ud faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted, a the Justice Department said. The Libyan national was taken into US custody on Sunday after serving a separate 10-year sentence in Tripoli. To date, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi is the only individual to have been convicted for the 1988 bombing. Megrahi was one of two Libyan intelligence agents Mas’ud communicated with before the planned bombing. He maintained his innocence until his death in 2012.
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A man suspected of involvement in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing has appeared in US court for the first time and faces life in prison if found guilty. guilty, the Justice Department said in a statement on Monday.
‘Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi (Mas’ud), 71, of Tunisia and Libya, made his first appearance in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on federal charges, unsealed today’ today, arising from the December 13, 2011. December 21, 1988, bombing of a civilian aircraft that killed 270 people,” the Justice Department said.
In December 2020, the Ministry of Justice released a criminal complaint against Mas’ud, accusing him of destroying aircraft resulting in death and destroying a vehicle used in foreign trade by means of an explosive resulting in death.
The incident, which happened over Lockerbie, Scotland, killed 270 people, including 190 US citizens. Nationals of the UK and 19 other countries were on board the doomed flight. The United States and Scotland have jointly sought justice for victims since the bombing, including in relation to the prosecution of Mas’ud, the Justice Department said.
Mas’ud allegedly worked for the External Security Organization, a Libyan intelligence service engaged in acts of terrorism against other nations, the Justice Ministry said. Mas’ud and two other men planted a suitcase bomb that destroyed the plane, according to the Justice Department.
Mas’ud faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted, the Justice Department said.
The Libyan national was taken into US custody on Sunday after serving a separate 10-year sentence in Tripoli.
To date, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi is the only individual to have been convicted of the 1988 bombing. Megrahi was one of two Libyan intelligence agents Mas’ud communicated with before the planned bombing. He maintained his innocence until his death in 2012.
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