On Tuesday,Megrahi dropped his appeal, which would have opened the door to a close examination of the evidence.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

He is gong to die." Many close to the case in Britain were disappointed last week when Megrahi dropped his appeal, which would have allowed for a review and examination of the evidence.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

Megrahi dropped his appeal against his conviction shortly before being freed from a Scottish prison in August 2009, on the grounds that he was suffering from terminal prostate cancer and had three months to live.

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