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Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Glossary

Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi (عبد الباسط محمد علي المقرحي,; 1 April 1952 – 20 May 2012) was a Libyan who was head of security for Libyan Arab Airlines, director of the Centre for Strategic Studies in Tripoli, Libya, and an alleged Libyan intelligence officer.^[1]

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Abdullah Senussi

Abdullah Senussi is a Libyan national who was the intelligence chief and brother-in-law of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Abdullah Senussi are pan Am Flight 103.

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Acquittal

In common law jurisdictions, an acquittal means that the prosecution has failed to prove that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the charge presented.

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Advocate

An advocate is a professional in the field of law.

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Affidavit

An italic (Medieval Latin for "he has declared under oath") is a written statement voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation which is administered by a person who is authorized to do so by law.

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Afriqiyah Airways

Afriqiyah Airways is a Libyan airline based in Tripoli, Libya.

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Air Line Pilots Association, International

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) is the largest pilot union in the world, representing more than 77,000 pilots from 43 US and Canadian airlines.

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Airlines for America

Airlines for America (A4A), formerly known as Air Transport Association of America (ATA), is an American trade association and lobbying group based in Washington, D.C. that represents major North American airlines since 1936.

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Alex Salmond

Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician, economist and television host, who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014.

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Alistair Darling

Alistair Maclean Darling, Baron Darling of Roulanish, (28 November 1953 – 30 November 2023) was a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under prime minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010.

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Alistair Duff

Alistair John MacKenzie Duff (born 1954) is a former Scottish advocate and sheriff who later became Director of the Judicial Institute of Scotland before resigning after being arrested and charged with undisclosed offences.

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Arab League

The Arab League (الجامعة العربية), formally the League of Arab States (جامعة الدول العربية), is a regional organization in the Arab world.

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Aviation Security Act 1982

The Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament which covers offences against the safety of aircraft; protection of aircraft, aerodromes, and air navigation installations against acts of violence; policing of airports; and funding.

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Battle of Tripoli (2011)

The Battle of Tripoli (ﻣﻌﺮﻛﺔ ﻃﺮﺍﺑﻠﺲ), sometimes referred to as the Fall of Tripoli (سقوط طرابلس), was a military confrontation in Tripoli, Libya, between loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi, the longtime leader of Libya, and the National Transitional Council, which was attempting to overthrow Gaddafi and take control of the capital.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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BBC Online

BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service.

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BP

BP p.l.c. (formerly The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. and BP Amoco p.l.c.; stylised in all lowercase) is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England.

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Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs

The Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs (Rùnaire a’ Chaibineit airson Ceartas agus Cùisean na Dùthcha), commonly referred to as the Justice Secretary (Rùnaire a' Cheartais), is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet.

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Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in both Northeast D.C. and Southeast D.C..

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and head of Treasury.

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Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Christine Grahame

Christine Grahame (formerly Creech; born 9 September 1944) is a Scottish politician who served as a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2016 to 2021.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.

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Compassionate release

Compassionate release is a process by which inmates in criminal justice systems may be eligible for immediate early release on grounds of "particularly extraordinary or compelling circumstances which could not reasonably have been foreseen by the court at the time of sentencing".

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Counsel

A counsel or a counsellor at law is a person who gives advice and deals with various issues, particularly in legal matters.

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Courts of Scotland

The courts of Scotland (Cùirtean na h-Alba) are responsible for administration of justice in Scotland, under statutory, common law and equitable provisions within Scots law.

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Criminal conspiracy

In criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit a crime at some time in the future.

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Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Oifis a' Chrùin agus Seirbheis Neach-casaid a' Chrùin) is the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government.

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David Cameron

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016, and as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak from November 2023 to July 2024.

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David Miliband

David Wright Miliband (born 15 July 1965) is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Rescue Committee and a former British Labour Party politician.

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Demographics of Libya

Demographics of Libya is the demography of Libya, specifically covering population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, and religious affiliations, as well as other aspects of the Libyan population.

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Docetaxel

Docetaxel (DTX or DXL), sold under the brand name Taxotere among others, is a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of types of cancer.

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Economic sanctions

Economic sanctions are commercial and financial penalties applied by states or institutions against states, groups, or individuals.

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Eddie Fenech Adami

Edoardo "Eddie" Fenech Adami (born 7 February 1934) is a Maltese politician and Nationalist politician who served as the prime minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996, and again from 1998 until 2004.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edwin Bollier

Edwin Bollier and his partner, Erwin Meister, founded Mebo Telecommunications AG in Zürich, Switzerland in 1969. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Edwin Bollier are pan Am Flight 103.

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Ekklesia (think tank)

Ekklesia is a not-for-profit British think tank which examines the role of religion on public life and policy in the UK.

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Elish Angiolini

Lady Elish Frances Angiolini (born 24 June 1960"Angiolini, Elish Frances" in Who's Who, A & C Black.) is a Scottish lawyer who currently serves as Lord Clerk Register.

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European Convention on Human Rights

The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.

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FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States's Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.

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First Minister of Scotland

The first minister of Scotland (prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba), formally known as the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish Seal, is the head of the Scottish Government and also serves as the keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland whilst in office.

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Flag of Scotland

The flag of Scotland (bratach na h-Alba; Banner o Scotland, also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire) is the national flag of Scotland, which consists of a white saltire defacing a blue field.

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Frank Mulholland, Lord Mulholland

Francis Mulholland, Lord Mulholland, (born 18 April 1959) is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2016.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Glasgow Airport

Glasgow Airport, also known as Glasgow International Airport (Port-adhair Eadar-nàiseanta Ghlaschu), formerly Abbotsinch Airport, is an international airport in Scotland.

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Guilt (law)

In criminal law, guilt is the state of being responsible for the commission of an offense.

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Hans Köchler

Hans Köchler (born 18 October 1948) is a retired professor of philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and president of the International Progress Organization, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations.

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Hans Köchler's Lockerbie trial observer mission

Hans Köchler's Lockerbie trial observer mission stemmed from the dispute between the United Kingdom, the United States, and Libya concerning arrangements for the trial of two Libyans accused of causing the explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie on 21 December 1988. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Hans Köchler's Lockerbie trial observer mission are pan Am Flight 103.

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High Court of Justiciary

The High Court of Justiciary (Àrd-chùirt a' Cheartais) is the supreme criminal court in Scotland.

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Hillary Clinton

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and as the first lady of the United States to former president Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.

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HM Prison Barlinnie

HM Prison Barlinnie is the largest prison in Scotland.

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HM Prison Greenock

HMP Greenock is a prison located in Greenock, Scotland, serving designated courts in western Scotland by holding male prisoners on remand, and short-term convicted prisoners.

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Hugh Miles (journalist)

Hugh Miles is a freelance journalist and author, a presenter, producer and consultant specialising in the Middle East.

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Iain Torrance

Sir Iain Richard Torrance, (born 13 January 1949) is a retired Church of Scotland minister, theologian and academic.

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Impasse

A bargaining impasse occurs when the two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked.

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Indictment

An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.

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Intensive care unit

An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive care medicine.

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Jack Straw

John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

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Jim Swire

Herbert Swire (born 1936), known better as Jim Swire, is an English doctor best known for his involvement in the aftermath of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, in which his daughter Flora was killed. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Jim Swire are pan Am Flight 103.

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John Beckett, Lord Beckett

John Beckett, Lord Beckett is a Scottish lawyer who was appointed in 2016 as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Court of Session.

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John Urquhart Cameron

John Urquhart Cameron (born 1943) is an academic and social reformer and a former parish minister of the Church of Scotland.

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Kamel Maghur

Kamel Hassan Maghur (كامل حسن المقهور; 1 January 1935 – 5 January 2002) was a Libyan lawyer, diplomat, and writer.

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Karol Sikora

Karol Sikora (born 17 June 1948) is a British physician specialising in oncology, who has been described as a leading world authority on cancer.

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Kenny MacAskill

Kenneth Wright MacAskill (born 28 April 1958) is a Scottish politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian from 2019 to 2024.

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Killing of Muammar Gaddafi

The killing of Muammar Gaddafi took place on 20 October 2011 after the Battle of Sirte.

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King's Counsel

In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms, a King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) is a lawyer appointed by the state as a senior advocate or barrister with a high degree of skill and experience in the law.

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Kingdom of Libya

The Kingdom of Libya (translit; Regno di Libia), known as the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1963, was a constitutional monarchy in North Africa that came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a bloodless coup d'état on 1 September 1969.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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Lamin Khalifah Fhimah

Lamin Khalifah Fhimah (الأمين خليفة فحيمة, al-Amīn Khalīfah Faḥīmah; born 4 April 1956) is a former station manager for Libyan Arab Airlines at Luqa Airport, Malta. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Lamin Khalifah Fhimah are pan Am Flight 103 and people extradited from Libya.

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Libya

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Libyan Airlines

Libyan Airlines (الخطوط الجوية الليبية; transliterated: al-Khutut al-Jawiyah al-Libiyah), formerly known as Libyan Arab Airlines over several decades, is the flag carrier of Libya.

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Libyan civil war (2011)

The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government.

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Life imprisonment

Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted criminals are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives (or until pardoned, paroled, or commuted to a fixed term).

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Lockerbie

Lockerbie (Locarbaidh) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Lockerbie are pan Am Flight 103.

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Lord Advocate

His Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh, Laird Advocat), is the principal legal adviser of both the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament.

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Magarha

The Magarha (also al-Magarha, Meqariha) is one of the major Arab tribes of Libya.

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Maggie Scott, Lady Scott

Margaret Elizabeth Scott, Lady Scott (born 1960, Nairobi, Kenya) is a Scottish lawyer who was appointed a judge in 2012. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Maggie Scott, Lady Scott are pan Am Flight 103.

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Malta

Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Mebo Telecommunications

Mebo Telecommunications AG (formed in 1969 and registered in Zürich on 24 March 1971) is owned by Swiss businessmen Erwin Meister and Edwin Bollier. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Mebo Telecommunications are pan Am Flight 103.

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Miscarriage of justice

A miscarriage of justice occurs when an unfair outcome occurs in a criminal or civil proceeding, such as the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime they did not commit.

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Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (20 October 2011) was a Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by rebel forces in 2011. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Muammar Gaddafi are anti-Americanism and pan Am Flight 103.

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Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya

Mukhabarat el-Jamahiriya (مخابرات الجماهيرية) (Intelligence of the Jamahiriya) was the national intelligence service of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi.

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Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction.

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National Transitional Council

The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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Opinion journalism

Opinion journalism is journalism that makes no claim of objectivity.

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Palliative care

Palliative care (derived from the Latin root, or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses.

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Pan Am Flight 103

Pan Am Flight 103 (PA103/PAA103) was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via a stopover in London and another in New York City. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Pan Am Flight 103 are anti-Americanism.

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Pan Am Flight 103 bombing investigation

The investigation into the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 began at 19:03 on December 21, 1988 when Pan Am Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Pan Am Flight 103 bombing investigation are pan Am Flight 103.

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Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial

The Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial began on 3 May 2000, more than 11 years after the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 on 21 December 1988. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial are pan Am Flight 103.

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Pan Am Flight 103 conspiracy theories

Pan Am Flight 103 conspiracy theories suggest a number of possible explanations for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Pan Am Flight 103 conspiracy theories are pan Am Flight 103.

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Parliament House, Edinburgh

Parliament House (Taigh na Pàrlamaid), located in the Old Town in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a complex of several buildings housing the Supreme Courts of Scotland.

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Parole

Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or else they may be rearrested and returned to prison.

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Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie

Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC (29 May 1945 – 22 June 2013) was a Scottish politician and advocate.

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Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil, also referred to as simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.

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Prima facie

Prima facie is a Latin expression meaning "at first sight", or "based on first impression".

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Prime minister

A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.

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Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder.

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Public-interest immunity

Public-interest immunity (PII), previously known as Crown privilege, is a principle of English common law under which the English courts can grant a court order allowing one litigant to refrain from disclosing evidence to the other litigants where disclosure would be damaging to the public interest.

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Ranald MacLean, Lord MacLean

Ranald Norman Munro MacLean, Lord MacLean (born 18 December 1938) is a retired Scottish judge.

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Richard Simpson (Scottish politician)

Richard John Simpson OBE (born 22 October 1942) is a Scottish Labour politician, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Ochil constituency from 1999 until 2003 and for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2007 until 2016.

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Robert Black (advocate)

Robert Black is Professor Emeritus of Scots Law at the University of Edinburgh. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Robert Black (advocate) are pan Am Flight 103.

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Robin Cook

Robert Finlayson "Robin" Cook (28 February 19466 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 until his death in 2005 and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001 when he was replaced by Jack Straw.

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Ronnie Biggs

Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963.

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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Saif al-Islam Muammar al-Gaddafi (سيف الإسلاممعمر القذافي; born 25 June 1972) is a Libyan political figure.

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Scots law

Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.

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Scottish Court in the Netherlands

The Scottish court in the Netherlands was a special sitting of the High Court of Justiciary set up under Scots law in a former United States Air Force base, Camp Zeist near Utrecht, in the Netherlands, for the trial of two Libyans charged with 270 counts of murder in connection with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on 21 December 1988. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Scottish Court in the Netherlands are pan Am Flight 103.

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Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) (Coimisean Ath-sgrùdaidh Cùisean Eucoir na h-Alba) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, established by the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (as amended by the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997). Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission are pan Am Flight 103.

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Scottish Government

The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the devolved government of Scotland.

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Secretary of State for Justice

The secretary of state for justice is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice.

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Strathclyde Police

Strathclyde Police was the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, Glasgow City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire (The former Strathclyde local government region) between 1975 and 2013.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States.

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Tam Dalyell

Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet (9 August 1932 – 26 January 2017), known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish Labour Party politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005.

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Terminal illness

Terminal illness or end-stage disease is a disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is expected to result in the death of the patient.

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The Daily Telegraph

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Herald (Glasgow)

The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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The Scotsman

The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh.

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The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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Tony Blair

Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.

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Tony Gauci

Tony Gauci (6 April 1944 – 29 October 2016) was the proprietor of Mary's House, a clothes shop in Sliema, Malta, who was a witness in the prosecution of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi in relation to the Lockerbie Bombing. Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Tony Gauci are pan Am Flight 103.

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Tripoli International Airport

Tripoli International Airport is a closed international airport built to serve Tripoli, the capital city of Libya.

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Tripoli, Libya

Tripoli (translation) is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.183 million people in 2023.

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United States Attorney General

The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice, and is the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government of the United States.

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United States Department of State

The United States Department of State (DOS), or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country's foreign policy and relations.

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United States Secretary of State

The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government and the head of the Department of State.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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West Lothian (UK Parliament constituency)

West Lothian was a Scottish county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1983.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelbaset_al-Megrahi

Also known as Abd al-Basat Muhammad Ali al-Maqrahi, Abd al-Basat al-Maqrahi, Abd al-Basit al-Megrahi, Abdel Baset Al-Megrahi, Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Abdel Basset al Megrahi, Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, Abdel basset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi, Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, Abdelbasset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, Abdelbasset Ali al-Megrahi, Abdelbasset al-Megrahi, Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, Abdelbeset al-Megrahi, Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, Abdulbaset Al-Megrahi, Abelbasset al-Megrahi, Ahmed Khalifa Abdusamad, Al McGrahey, Al Megrahi, Al-Megrahi, Lockerbie bomber, Megrahi (name), ʿAbd al-Bāsaṭ Muḥammad ʿAlī al-Maqraḥī, ʿAbd al-Bāsaṭ al-Maqraḥī.

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Deaths from cancer in Libya

Libyan Muslims

Libyan people convicted of murder

Libyan people imprisoned abroad

Libyan prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment

Male criminals

Mass murderers

Pan Am Flight 103

People convicted of murder by Scotland