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Abelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi's lawyer Aamer Anwar announces that the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has decided to refer his client's case for appeal. The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission says its decision came after a review of new material allowed the family of the late al-Megrahi to appeal the conviction for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing in court. SOUNDBITE
As the family of convicted Lockerbie bomber Adelbaset Al-Megrahi begin an appeal against his conviction, their lawyer says that the United States and United Kingdom 'stand accused of living a monumental lie for 31 years' for the imprisonment of the now-deceased Libyan national. SOUNDBITE from the al-Megrahi family lawyer
Prince Harry's lawyer David Sherborne arrives at the Rolls Building, Royal Courts of Justice. IMAGES
Suriname's highest court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for ex-president Desi Bouterse, who lost an appeal against his conviction for the 1982 killings of political opponents. The verdict puts an end to the legal saga surrounding the onetime strongman of the small Dutch-speaking South American nation, but some fear the decision could result in unrest. IMAGES
Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the Palais de Justice in Paris as the Court of Appeal is due to rule on the fate of the former French president, his long-serving lawyer and a former high-ranking magistrate in the so-called "wiretapping" case. IMAGES