FIGURE 4.3
Al–Megrahi v. Her Majesty’s Advocate The trial of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, accused of setting explosives on Pan Am flight 103 in 1988, is an example of judicial reliance on eyewitness testimony. But is such testimony always reliable?[Left: Manoocher Deghati/AFP/Getty Images; right: © Martin Cleaver/AP/Corbis]
Al–Megrahi v. Her Majesty’s Advocate The trial of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, accused of setting explosives on Pan Am flight 103 in 1988, is an example of judicial reliance on eyewitness testimony. But is such testimony always reliable?