His co-accused was found not guilty. Watch and listen to the BBC's special programmes on Lockerbie broadcast on Wednesday 31 January, the day the verdicts were handed down. The Libyan acquitted in the Lockerbie trial returns to a hero's welcome in Tripolil, as Colonel Gadaffi vows to prove the innocence of the man found guilty of the bombing. The BBC's legal affairs correspondent Jane Peel examines the evidence. The BBC's David Shukman reports from Camp Zeist, where relatives gathered.
Relatives repeat their call for a public inquiry into the bombing.
The two Libyans and the world wait for the ruling. The trial will be shorter than expected. The no case to answer submission made on behalf of Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah is rejected by the judges, partly on the basis of entries in the accused's diary. The whole process takes exactly an hour. Tight security rings the special courtroom at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands as the trial begins.