[Al Arabiya Latest] Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi is abandoning his appeal against conviction, his lawyers said Friday, following reports he is set to be freed on compassionate grounds, which the United States has vehemently rejected.Lawyers for the former Libyan agent, jailed for 27 years over the 1988 bombing, made the application two days ago to the High Court in Edinburgh, said legal firm Taylor & Kelly.
It still has to be approved by the court and a hearing will take place at Edinburgh's High Court on Tuesday, the Scottish Courts Service said.