Lockerbie evidence 'was tampered with, destroyed and overlooked'

[Andre II]

"EVIDENCE used against Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, was subject to deliberate destruction and manipulation for political reasons, according to leaked documents from his defence team.

The allegations suggest authorities on both sides of the Atlantic attempted to mislead the original inquiry into the 1988 disaster to divert attention away from the original Iranian-backed suspects to Libya, with evidence apparently tampered with, destroyed and overlooked.
(...)
The array of documents question the credibility of key prosecution claims, including evidence from Tony Gauci, a Maltese shopkeeper who sold Megrahi clothes, and the only individual to directly link the Libyan to the atrocity.

The garments, found around the Dumfriesshire countryside, were traced back to Mr Gauci's store. However, Megrahi's defence papers show that Mr Gauci twice identified Mohammed Abu Talb, a convicted Egyptian terrorist with links with the Iranian-backed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and gave statements claiming no knowledge of selling shirts to Megrahi."
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=989552007&format=print

[Dancing_Dave]

1. Gee, what a surprise.

And we thought we had the whole truth about 9/11 too.

Anyone who believes the U.S. corporate media at this point is just a total sucker beyond redemption.

[Andre II]

2. Indeed

Somehow I've thought people might find more to say about this topic:
e.g. how many people must have been involved etc...

[tkmorris]

3. So, anyone have a theory.....

Why did we pin this on a Libyan, and deflect attention from the Iranians? I have a few thoughts but it has been quite awhile and I need to check a few facts before fleshing it out.

[MiniMe]

4. I'd take it with a grain of salt, this is from the al-Megrahi's defense team

Remember, Scooter's defense team says he did nothing wrong.

[k-robjoe]

5. There´s more

"A FORMER Scottish police chief has given lawyers a signed statement claiming that key evidence in the Lockerbie bombing trial was fabricated.
The retired officer - of assistant chief constable rank or higher - has testified that the CIA planted the tiny fragment of circuit board crucial in convicting a Libyan for the 1989 mass murder of 270 people."

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1855852005

"Lockerbie - new forensic tests suggest evidence was planted by the CIA.
(...)
Defence experts simulated the Lockerbie explosion. The results showed that the device which detonated the bomb could not have survived the explosion.

According to The Mail on Sunday: "Sources close to Megrahi's lawyers said the new tests pointed to the evidence having been planted at the scene of the crash..."

http://aangirfan.blogspot.com/2006/02/lockerbie-new-forensic-tests-suggest.html

[k-robjoe]

7. One more kick for this post ( n/t )

[k-robjoe]

6. K & R ( n/t )

[librechik]

8. oohh more dirt on that evil Iran?

gee--can't imagine why they dug this up after all these years.

:sarcasm: