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Lockerbie bomber releases appeal dossier online in new bid to clear his name

The Lockerbie bomber has launched a fresh bid to clear his name by publishing documents relating to his appeal on the internet.

Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, who is now back in Libya, has posted documents running to 300 pages online which he claims will prove his innocence.

Not content with being released back to his homeland on compassionate grounds, he is still adamant he wants to clear his name.

Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer, had abandoned his appeal so that he could be freed and allowed to return home to die.
Read entire article at Daily Mail (UK)