l Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi: The Libyan who was convicted of the bombing.
l Colin Boyd: The former Lord Advocate who presided over the trial proceedings.
l Jim Brisbane: The senior prosecutor involved in the trial and referred to in the SCCRC report.
l Detective Chief Inspector Harry Bell: Scottish police officer who led the investigation in Malta.
l John Ashton: Author of Megrahi's official biography and former member of the defence team.
l Abu Talb (above right) and Abu Elias: Key players in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command. They were originally suspects in the case when investigators thought that the attack was Iranian-funded.
l Tony Gauci (right): The Crown's key witness in the case. With his brother Paul, he ran Mary's House shop in Malta. He identified Megrahi as the buyer of clothes found in the suitcase which contained the bomb.
l Sergeant Mario Busuttil: Maltese police officer whose report about Tony Gauci identifying Megrahi from a magazine article about the bomber was not shared with the defence.
l Abdul Majid Giaka (right): An alleged double agent who defected from the Libyan intelligence service to become a CIA asset. He was a Crown witness at the trial but was considered unreliable as it was revealed he had asked for financial remuneration. He identified Megrahi as a member of the Libyan intelligence service but all his other evidence was rejected.
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