Crowdfunder launched for Lockerbie bomber appeal

A crowdfunder has been launched for the appeal against the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi over the Lockerbie bombing.

Solicitor for the Megrahi family, Aamer Anwar, said the Libyan government has “failed to honour its promise of funding the appeal” and is now seeking financial support from the public.

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) referred the case in March after finding a possible miscarriage of justice could have occurred.

Mr Anwar said: “There has been a widespread assumption that our legal team have been paid fees to date, that is simply not true as they have worked pro-bono for what can only be described as the biggest criminal appeal in UK legal history.

“Despite promises over the course of several years, the Libyan government has so far failed to fund the case and so we are now forced to look to the public to support us however much they can.

“In essence, our legal team has worked pro-bono for over six years. We accordingly have launched a crowdfunder to pay the costs accumulated over several years.”

Megrahi died in 2012 after suffering from cancer.