Monthly Archives: October 2013

A lord advocate writes … almost

On 3 October Jim Swire and I wrote to the lord advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, to ask three simple but very important questions. We have just received the response below from the head of the Crown Office’s serious and organised … Continue reading

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Released today: the forensics files

I am today releasing a second batch of important documents, most of which were withheld from Abdelbaset’s lawyers. All concern the forensic evidence and give a very different picture to that which the Crown presented to the trial court and … Continue reading

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An open letter to Magnus Linklater

Dear Magnus, First of all, let’s keep this civil. People I respect assure me that you are a decent man. I don’t want to make an enemy of you, or things to get nasty.  I’m writing to respond to a … Continue reading

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Herald coverage of Gauci rewards documents – the Crown Office obfuscates again

The Herald has today published an article by Lucy Adams, headlined ‘Rewards for key witness in Lockerbie trial discussed by officers’, about yesterday’s release of documents. The article follows in italics, with my comments in non-italics below. NEWLY released intelligence … Continue reading

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Released today: the Gauci reward files

I am today releasing a number of previously unpublished police documents concerning the discussion of reward payments to the Crown’s most important witness, Tony Gauci, and his brother Paul. I shall be releasing further documents on different subjects between now … Continue reading

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Magnus Linklater and the ‘conspiracy theorist’ slur

Here we go again. In his column in last Friday’s Times, Magnus Linklater once again wrongly accused Abdelbaset’s supporters of alleging a grand conspiracy to convict him, involving judges, detectives and the intelligence agencies. As I’ve told Magnus before, that’s … Continue reading

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Press coverage of ‘Scotland’s Shame: Why Lockerbie Still Matters’

The Herald 3 October The father of a young woman killed in the Lockerbie bombing warns the SNP’s hopes for the referendum will be adversely affected by Scotland’s failure to address major concerns about the prosecution and the trial. Dr … Continue reading

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Birlinn blog post

This is a post that I have just done for Birlinn’s blog. Scotland’s Shame argues that Lockerbie is the biggest scandal of the country’s post-devolution era. It sets out the failures, distortions and evasions of both the country’s prosecution service … Continue reading

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New press release

The following release has been sent out in the wake of this morning’s launch of Scotland’s Shame: Why Lockerbie Still Matters. Lockerbie 25th anniversary: Will Scotland head for independence with a justice system the country can’t believe in? Will the … Continue reading

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Text of book launch press release

Lockerbie 25th anniversary: Bereaved father accuses Crown Office and Scottish Government of protecting murderers  The greatest scandal of the post-devolution era “could threaten Scottish independence” The father of a woman killed in the Lockerbie bombing today makes his most outspoken … Continue reading

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