Megrahi: You Are My Jury: The Lockerbie Evidence

by John Ashton

For the first time, the man known as “the Lockerbie bomber”—accused of 270 counts of murder for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland—tells his fascinating story. This long-awaited book argues that, far from being an unrepentant terrorist, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was the innocent victim of dirty politics, a flawed investigation, and judicial folly. Based on exclusive interviews with Megrahi himself and conclusive new evidence, this account destroys the prosecution's case while making a compelling argument that the murderers were not acting on behalf of Libya and Muammar Gaddafi, but on behalf of an entirely different government.

Genres: Nonfiction

512 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2012

About the author

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John Ashton (1964- ) is a former journalist and researcher.

In 1993, he began research into the Lockerbie bombing. In 2000, he teamed up with Ian Fergusson with whom he undertook a forensic study of the trial of Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi and Khalifa Fhima at the Scottish court at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands.

Ashton now runs his own copyrighting agency, Write Arm. He lives in Brighton, England with his family.

Reviews

[Anita · Rating 4 out of 5]

An extremely in-depth analysis of the Megrahi (Lockerbie) case. Turns out this book contains more than I ever needed or wanted to know, but top marks for the detail and for the work that's gone in to producing it.

[Duncan Maccoll · Rating 5 out of 5]

My vote - not guilty. Magnificent book see also Error of Judgment: The Truth About the Birmingham Bombings.

[Vicki Orr · Rating 5 out of 5]

It would appear that Scotland's largest mass murder inquiry ended with a shocking miscarriage of justice. the evidence against Mr Megrahi was fatally flawed.

[Sarah O'brien · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Ashton has written the book well, and makes for compulsive reading. The book has been well researched, and I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the case.