Event Brief
Lockerbie trial postponed again after new evidence
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Aug 25, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
Summary: The trial of Libyan defendant Abu Agila Mohammad Kheir Al-Marimi over the Lockerbie bombing has been delayed for a third time. Jury selection, due to start in Washington DC on Wednesday, has been pushed to a new start date in January next year after newly discovered evidence emerged on 21 August.
WHO: Abu Agila Mohammad Kheir Al-Marimi; his lawyers
WHAT: Lockerbie bombing trial postponed again and jury selection rescheduled after newly discovered evidence emerged.
WHEN: Aug 25, 2026
WHERE: Washington, DC
WHY: The postponement was triggered by newly discovered evidence that had not previously been known to the defence and prosecutors from the US government.
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