Lamin Khalifah Fhimah
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Lamin Khalifah Fhimah | |
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الأمين خليفة فحيمة | |
Luqa Airport , Malta | |
| Children | Five |
Lamin Khalifah Fhimah (
Camp Zeist, Netherlands,[1] in light of evidence that he was in Sweden at the time of the bombing and therefore could not have been a participant. His co-accused, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was found guilty by unanimous decision of the court and sentenced to life imprisonment
, but later released on compassionate grounds, having always maintained his innocence.
Fhimah was born and lives in Souq al Jum'aa, near Tripoli, Libya, with his wife and five children.
Trial
Fhimah was represented by solicitors Eddie McKechnie and Paul Phillips, advocates Richard Keen QC, Jack Davidson QC and Murdo Macleod. Representing Megrahi were his solicitor, Alistair Duff, and
William Taylor QC, David Burns QC and John Beckett
. Both defendants also had access to Libyan defence lawyer, Mr. Maghour. Court proceedings started on 3 May 2000.
The judges announced their verdict on 31 January 2001. They were unanimous in finding Fhimah not guilty.[1] Fhimah was released from custody and returned to his home at Souk al-Juma in Libya on 1 February 2001.
References
- ^ a b Fhimah was found "not guilty" Verdict of the Scottish Court in the Netherlands
External links
- "Case against Fhimah fatally flawed" by Gerard Seenan, The Guardian, 1 February 2001
- Original Court Opinion