Camp Zeist - Defence lawyers in the Lockerbie case said yesterday they were investigating possible links between the 1988 bombing, a Palestinian group and the Balkans. A brief outline of key information that the defence said could change the trial was revealed for the first time about three weeks after prosecutors received a mysterious letter and documents.
Defence lawyers have already interviewed several people in a European country that was not identified, but for which a Serbo-Croatian translator was needed, the defence counsel, Mr William Taylor, said. Judges granted another week's adjournment so the defence could continue to track down witnesses in the US and Germany and seek the help of an unidentified Middle Eastern country to provide evidence.