Lockerbie bomber protests his innocence

The Libyan intelligence agent sentenced to life in prison for the Lockerbie bombing has reaffirmed his innocence in an interview published today.

Lockerbie bomber protests his innocence
Mon, 12 Feb, 2001 - 10:51

The Libyan intelligence agent sentenced to life in prison for the Lockerbie bombing has reaffirmed his innocence in an interview published today.

‘‘God is my witness that I am innocent, I have never committed any crime and I have no connection to this issue,’’ Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi said in an interview with Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat.

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