Judge postpones US trial for Libyan man charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
Summary
A U.S. judge delayed the trial of a Libyan man accused of making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988, killing 270 people. The delay came because new evidence was found that the defense lawyers need time to review.Key Facts
- The trial is for Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, a former Libyan intelligence official.
- He is charged in the U.S. with making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988.
- The bombing killed 270 people, most of whom were Americans.
- Jury selection was planned to start on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
- U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich postponed the trial to allow time to examine new evidence.
- The judge did not reveal what the new evidence is.
- Two other Libyan intelligence agents were tried in 2000 by Scottish judges on a former U.S. military base in the Netherlands.
- One of those agents was found guilty, the other was acquitted, but the bombmaker's identity remained unclear until now.
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