Lockerbie Bomber 'New Evidence Clears Me'

The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has revealed fresh evidence which he believes proves his innocence.On a website set up to give details of the appeal that he eventually dropped, Abdel Basset al Megrahi has attacked the credibility of the witness whose testimony convicted him. Tony Gauci is the Maltese shopkeeper who said Megrahi bought clothes in his shop that were subsequently found wrapped around the Lockerbie bomb.

At his trial, it was the critical link between Megrahi and the atrocity that claimed the lives of nearly 300 people.But the Libyan and his lawyers now say the shopkeeper's evidence was inconsistent and that important details were improperly kept secret.They say they include information that could have been used to undermine the shopkeeper's credibility in court, such as:

:: That just before picking out Megrahi in an ID parade, the shopkeeper had seen a press photo of the Libyan. The defence team did not know the shopkeeper had also compared Megrahi's photo with one of convicted terrorist Abu Talb, who they think was the real bomber.

:: That there were inconsistencies surrounding the date the clothes were bought.
The shopkeeper said it was before the Christmas lights were put up in his home town.But a local MP who performed the switching on ceremony said he had flicked the switch the day before the purchase. Also, at one stage Mr Gauci told Crown prosecutors that the date of purchase was actually November 29, a fortnight before Megrahi was said to have bought the clothes.

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