US EditionLawyers ask for year-long delay to Lockerbie bombing trial
- Lawyers requested a delay of the trial for Abu Agila Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, due to his poor health and need for more preparation time.
- The case stems from the December 21, 1988, bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people including all 259 onboard and 11 on the ground in Dumfries and Galloway.
- Both prosecution and defense submitted a joint status report noting the complex international evidence and requested an atypical pre-trial schedule including early motions to suppress Masud's alleged confession.
- Masud, a man in his early 70s with dual Libyan and Tunisian citizenship, denies priming the bomb; his confession allegedly made in 2012 is key to the U.S. Government's case.
- If approved by a judge, the trial could be postponed until late April 2026, continuing the pursuit of justice for the deadliest terror attack in UK history.
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