Pictures of the
Lockerbie Bombing Trial
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updated February 8, 2001
The court, the camp and the job:pictures from Camp Zeist
Entrance to the court room inside court house |
UK Foreign minister Robin Cook visits Camp Zeist winter 1999/2000 before opening of trial |
Libyan diplomat is let in to Camp Zeist by Scottish policewoman |
On guard outside old court room during pre-trial session |
The courtroom remained empty for many long weeks |
View to old court room windows (pre-trial sessions) |
Policeguards checking vehicles for bombs at entrance to Camp Zeist (or letting out the air of the tire to get some fun - who knows - why is the guy next to the car laughing, then ???) |
View from prosecution side of trial bench (inside court) |
Old entrance (pre-trial sessions) |
During Giaka´s testimony, even the Scottish guards had a good time |
Court house entrance |
Audience view to court room |
Journalists had boring assignments during the 40 weeks of trial |
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Pan Am 103-relatives
on the spot:pictures from Camp Zeist
Dan Cohen in front of court house with picture of his daughter Theodora (opening day) |
Dan and Susan Cohen in front of courthouse |
Dan Cohen hands out pictures of his daughter to the press |
Dan and Susan Cohen arrive in Amsterdam from New York (May 2000) |
Dan and Susan Cohen in front of court house with picture of their daughter Theodora |
Dan Cohen in talk with the press (opening day) |
Kathleen Flynn and husband arrive at airport for the trial (May 2000) |
Jim and Rosemary Wolfe arrive for trial in Holland (May 2000) |
Susan Cohen and Pan am civil lawsuit-lawyer Jim Kreindler at trial entrance (opening week) |
George Williams talks to the press (opening day) |
Bert Ammerman talks to press at court entrance (opening day) |
Rosemary Wolfe shows the press a pic of her stepdaughter Miriam (opening day) |
Jim Swire in Camp Zeist |
Dan Cohen talks to the press (opening day). All relatives had to wear a purple badge. |
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While
talking to the press, Susan Cohen breaks down and is escorted to the bus
back to the hotel, by her husband.
Libyan relatives on the spot:pictures from Camp Zeist
Libyan relatives saluting the press (opening day) |
Libyan relatives arriving (opening day) |
Libyan relatives waiting for the bus to the restaurant (opening week) |
Fhima´s family arriving in Camp Zeist from Utrecht |
Megrahi´s daughter Ghada and his son Khalid |
Left to right: Fhima´s brother, his cousin, uncle and his father (opening week) |
In jail posing with most-wanted picture |
Family visit: Megrahi family in jail |
The
children of the suspects are guarded by their relatives and avoid press
contact. But they were allowed to give a very short comment to the press
on opening day.
Lawyers and other protagonistst:pictures from Camp Zeist
Lord Advocate Colin Boyd on way to court house |
Lawyer carrying papers |
The 3 jugdes and their alternative judge while in session (in the middle: Lord Sutherland - court leader) |
The defence team |
Defence head Kamel Maghur |
Defence members Azza and Kamel Maghur |
Lee Kreindler, lawyer for some of the American relatives in the civil lawsuit against Libya, is talking to the press (opening week) |
Bill Taylor, QC for Megrahi, on the job - perhaps wishing he was Stephen Mitchell ??? |
Dr. John Buontempo - Maltese Lockerbie investigator and diplomatic mediator in front of the courthouse (July 2000). He died a few weeks later. |
The handover: Libyan accused walking to their aircraft that is going to bring them directly from Libya to Camp Zeist. With them, Saudi prince Sultan Bandar, making the handover possible. April 1999 |
 
Snapshots from the arrival in Camp Zeist: May 1999 |
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Drawings in court:artist impressions from Camp Zeist
Pre-trial hearing in 1999 |
Pre-trial hearing in 1999 |
Pre-trial hearing in 1999 |
Pre-trial hearing in 1999 |
First day of proceedings, May 2000 |
First day of proceedings, May 2000 |
First day of proceedings, May 2000 |
First day of proceedings, May 2000 |
First day of proceedings, May 2000 |
During trial 2000 |
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Week 37 (final submissions 2001) |
Week 37 (final submissions 2001) |
Week 37 (final submissions 2001) |
Week 37 (final submissions 2001) |
Week 37 (final submissions 2001) |
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updated January 31, 2001