CAMPAIGNERS seeking an inquiry into the conviction of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi for the Lockerbie bombing claim the Hillsborough report makes it imperative similar action is taken in Scotland.
Members of the Justice For Megrahi campaign will appear before the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee on Tuesday to petition for an inquiry into the trial and conviction of the Libyan, who has since died from cancer.
They are calling for the trial in 2000 to be re-examined in light of questions about the evidence of expert witnesses. They plan to use the Hillsborough inquiry to highlight their cause.
A spokesman said: "The outcome of the Hillsborough inquiry has shone a light on a justice system that purported to keep its citizens safe and secure.
"If Hillsborough was England's shame then Lockerbie is Scotland's and much of the indifference and arrogance identified within the former can be identified in the latter.
"We applaud the open-minded approach of the Hillsborough Independent Panel, and believe that the Justice Committee and the Scottish Government will allow a similar open and accountable scrutiny of the Lockerbie investigation."
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