Libyan to be jailed for over 20 years for Lockerbie bombing

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Libyan to be jailed for over 20 years for Lockerbie bombing

A Libyan intelligence agent will be jailed for a minimum of 27 years for his role in the 1988 bombing of a Pan-Am passenger airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, in which 270 people were killed.

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A Libyan intelligence agent will be jailed for a minimum of 27 years for his role in the 1988 bombing of a Pan-Am passenger airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, in which 270 people were killed.

The Scottish High Court ruled on Monday that Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi must serve this period before he can be considered for a parole.

The judges originally recommended a minimum of 20 years when the 51-year-old was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2001 for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York.

None of the 259 passengers and crew on board survived the bombing, along with 11 residents of Lockerbie, Scotland, who were killed when aircraft wreckage rained down.

A second Libyan was found not guilty of the December 21 bombing by the judges after a nine-month trial.

The judges said that the 27-year life sentence Al-Megrahi should serve dates from 1999 when he was first taken into custody.

Under the European Convention on Human Rights, criminals sentenced for life must be told exactly how many years they have to serve before being considered for parole.

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