Lockerbie relative's fury over bomber Megrahi 'victim' claim
THE Lockerbie bomber's oldest son has been blasted for claiming his father and family are "victims" of Britain's worst terror outrage.
The Lockerbie bomber's oldest son has been blasted for claiming his father and family are 'victims'
Khalid al-Megrahi, 31, claims he is planning a return to Scotland to re-start legal moves to clear his dead father's name.
Libyan secret service agent Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi is the only person to be convicted for the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Dumfries-shire in 1988, which claimed 270 lives.
Megrahi, who was found guilty of mass murder and jailed for a minimum of 27 years, died in Libya 2012 after being released from jail on compassionate grounds in 2009. He had terminal cancer.
Before being released, Megrahi dropped a final appeal against his conviction and the courts will have to approve his son as a suitable person to continue the case.
Khalid al-Megrahi insisted a fresh appeal is imminent and said: "My family have been victims too. I want to return to Scotland for justice."
"We are fighting because we believe Scotland will give us justice. The people of the country have always been very friendly towards us.
Megrahi's son is planning a return to Scotland to re-start legal moves to clear his father's name
BBC News Bulletin - Lockerbie Bombing 21 December 1988
"We want justice not just for our family but also for the families of the victims."
We are fighting because we believe Scotland will give us justice
But relatives of victims last night blasted the Megrahi family's new appeal and their claim to be "victims".
Susan Cohen's daughter Theodora, 20, was on board the flight when it exploded over Lockerbie.
Megrahi died in Libya 2012 after being released from jail on compassionate grounds in 2009
Speaking from her home in New Jersey, USA, Mrs Cohen, 78, said: "For the Megrahis to call themselves victims, well, that is despicable.
"He was a mass murderer and to defend him is disgusting."
A Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission spokesman said it had not received any new paperwork about the case and "there is no current appeal".