Man accused of making bomb that downed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988, killing 270 people, will not face death penalty, US court hears
He faces three charges, including two counts of destruction of an aircraft resulting in death, and a further count of destruction of a vehicle resulting in death.
But US prosecutors told the court they would not pursue the death penalty because it was not constitutionally available at the time of the bombing.Picture: AlamyUS officials said on Sunday that Libyan Mas'ud, who allegedly worked as an intelligence agent for the country's former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, had been detained, although is not clear how he was apprehended.
At the time, he was said to be in Libyan custody and Mr Barr said US authorities would work "arm in arm" with their Scottish counterparts. In court on Monday, Mas'ud was asked to state his full name before complaining that he could not clearly hear the voice of the interpreter.
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