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Libya. there is a question about his statements and whether they will be admissible in a u.s. court. we simply do not know whether his confession, how it was obtained. it was obtained by forces obviously thats a question and something that his defense attorneys will bring up.second thing that i think is important, before lockerbie, terrorist victims often didnt have a voice. it was the family members around these victims who really began to organize in a fashion and really pushed the u.s. govern...

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Challenges around how do you get certain pieces of evidence in if you dont have witnesses to authenticate them. it will rise and fall on the admissibility of the actual confession. we dont know the circumstances under which law enforcement was able to secure that. so its unsure right now as to how admissible it will be. but that will be a key element and factor in terms of how this all plays out >> charles coleman, thank you for coming in today. molly hunter, thanks to you as well. also in a w...

3:00 p.m. it was supposed to be 1:00 p.m. we do not know why it was delayed. >> 34 years is a long time. how much of a complicating factor is that and what about this confession, this alleged confession. >> you know, chris, looking at this from the standpoint of a former prosecutor, a case like this, trying it is a nightmare. 34 years of evidence that may not necessarily be fresh anymore. you dont know if you will be able to get all the witnesses in. even as molly talked about, with the case tha...

For 34 years. finally brought to the united states yesterday. a case of justice delayed but not denied, thankfully. how did we get him? >> i dont know the actual circumstances of his actual detention and arrest. all i can tell you is what started this whole process was the case was relatively dormant for 20 years. it happened 34 years ago, which is pretty incredible. and in 2020 we had evidence that there was this interview of the bomber, and that confirms some things we knew from the prior case...

We dont know whether that interrogator is here in the country yet. we know that the fbi went to libya, or rather to tunisia, to north africa, back in 2020 to do an interview with him and that is used, part of the evidence to bring charges against abu agila masud. >> nic to you, almost 35 years since the bombing and evan mentioned a 2012 alleged confession ftwo years since the charges. how has he evaded capture so long? >> because the country was run by moammar ga gdhafi until 2011. persuaded to ...

Know met this man was arrested a while ago. the charges have now been laid. are we likely to see him go on trial? . , . ., , trial? that is certainly the intention _ trial? that is certainly the intention of _ trial? that is certainly the intention of the _ trial? that is certainly the l intention of the department trial? that is certainly the - intention of the department of justice to see this go to trial. he was due in court in the next 50 minutes but it has been pushed back to 3pm eastern ti...

Was taken by a libyan militia group and is thought that he was brought here by us authorities and so we do not know how he got here also, questions about with the charges are based on and so, it is alleged that he confessed to being involved in the bombing at the height of the libyan revolution back in 2011 but the lawyer for the only man those convicted of the bombing claims that he was taken into the custody of warlords running libya and human rights abuses in the question the validity of that...

Protesting his innocence, of course, but there are lots of people in lockerbie _ but there are lots of people in lockerbie who also want to see justice — lockerbie who also want to see justice done. lockerbie who also want to see justice done-— justice done. there are many challenges — justice done. there are many challenges that _ justice done. there are many challenges that lie _ justice done. there are many challenges that lie ahead. . justice done. there are many| challenges that lie a...

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus while before Your face I humbly kneel and, with burning soul, pray and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity; true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment. While I contemplate, with great ...