THE conviction of Abdelbaset al Megrahi's for the Lockerbie bombing could still be reviewed even after his death, Scotland's First Minister has confirmed.
Alex Salmond told MSPs that the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) can refer cases back to court even after the death of the convicted individual.
Megrahi protested his innocence until his death in May last year, three years after he was sent home to Libya on compassionate grounds following a diagnosis of terminal cancer.
Reviews can be requested post-mortem by the family of the convict or by families of the victims.
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