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The CIA offered $2m (£1m) to the Crown’s key witness in the Lockerbie trial and his brother, sources close to the case have told The Herald.美國中央情報局提供的200萬美元（ 100萬英鎊） ，以官方的關鍵證人，在洛克比空難審判和他的弟弟，來源更接近實際情況告訴他們這麼做。

Recently discovered papers show Scottish police officers investigating the 1988 bombing were aware the US intelligence service had discussed financial terms and witness protection schemes with Tony Gauci and his brother, Paul.新近發現的文件顯示，蘇格蘭警方人員在調查1988年爆炸事件都知道，美國情報部門曾討論財務條款及證人保護計劃與托尼戈西和他的弟弟保羅。

They documented the talks and it would have been standard practice for such information to have been relayed to the prosecution team before the trial of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the Libyan serving 27 years for the bombing.它們記載了會談，並會一直的標準做法，這些資料已被轉達給控方小組開庭前的abdelbaset阿里mohmed梅格拉希，利比亞在職27年轟炸。

However, his defence team was never told of the CIA offer, in what critics say is another example of non-disclosure that undermines the credibility of Mr Gauci and, in turn, the Crown’s case against Megrahi.不過，他的辯護律師團從來沒有聽說美國中央情報局提供的，在哪些批評人士說，是另一個例子，不披露破壞的公信力先生戈西，並反過來皇冠的情況下對梅格拉希。

It has not been confirmed that the brothers accepted any money, but the fact that an offer was made is directly relevant to the credibility of Tony Gauci, who became the lynchpin of the case.但至今沒有得到證實，兩兄弟接受任何金錢，但事實上肯定會提供一個發了言，是直接相關的公信力托尼戈西，他成為規範化的情況。 Paul was never called as a witness.保羅從來沒有被傳召為證人。

The latest remarkable twist comes a day after The Herald revealed a top-secret document vital to the truth about Lockerbie was obtained by the Crown but never disclosed to the defence.最新顯捻來後一天先驅報透露，由上而下的秘密文件，重要的真相，洛克比空難得到官方，但從來沒有向辯護方披露。

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission found that document during its three-year investigation, which concluded earlier this year that Megrahi should have a fresh appeal.蘇格蘭刑事案件審查委員會發現，該文件在其3年的調查，其結論在今年早些時候表示，梅格拉希應該有一個新鮮的吸引力。

The document, thought to be from the CIA, contains highly classified information about the MST13 timer which allegedly detonated the bomb.這份文件，被認為是由美國中央情報局，包含高度機密信息的有關mst13計時器涉嫌引爆炸彈。 The Crown, for national security reasons, is still refusing to hand the material over to the defence.皇冠，出於國家安全原因，仍拒不交出的材料移交給國防部。

An offer of remuneration by the US agency could be explained by the political imperative then for the US and Britain to secure a conviction for Lockerbie.要約的報酬由美國可以解釋為政治勢在必行然後由美國和英國爭取到一個信念，為洛克比空難。 At the time, Libya was very much a hostile nation, unlike the more relaxed links between Tripoli and the West which now prevail.在那個時候，利比亞是一個很有敵意的國家，不像更加寬鬆之間的聯繫，的黎波里和西部地區，現在為準。

Yesterday in Edinburgh, the defence lodged its case with the appeal court and a preliminary hearing has been set for a week tomorrow.昨天在愛丁堡，辯護方提出其案件與上訴法院和初步聽證會已成立了一個星期的明天。

The defence team also lodged a specification of documents order, demanding the Crown release the classified document.辯護律師團還提出了具體的文件，命令，要求官方釋放機密文件。 Prosecutors are expected to challenge the appeal, despite the weight of new evidence.檢察官可望挑戰上訴，儘管重量提出新的證據。

A source close to the case said: “We understand the commission found new documents which refer to discussions between the US intelligence agency and the Gaucis and that the sum involved was as much as $2m.據一位接近此案時說： "據我們了解，該委員會發現新的文件，其中提到的討論，美方情報機構和gaucis而且所涉及的金額是高達200萬美元。

“Even if they did not receive the money, the fact these discussions took place should have been divulged to the defence.” "即使他們沒有收到這筆錢，但事實上這些討論發生應該已經洩露給辯護" 。

The Herald has also seen copies of an agreement with the US government and signed by a senior member of the Crown Office, agreeing not to disclose certain material.先驅報也看到份協議，與美國政府，並簽署了由一名高級成員，皇冠辦事處，同意不披露某些材料。

Norman McFadyen, then one of the leading members of the prosecution team and now the Crown Agent, signed the non-disclosure agreement on June 1, 2000.諾曼麥克法丁，然後其中的領導成員的控方隊伍，現在官方代理，簽署不公開協議，對2000年6月1日。

James Chalmers, a senior lecturer in law at Edinburgh University, said if a member of the Crown agreed not to disclose material shown by a foreign government, it called its worth into question.詹姆斯查，高級講師，在法律上，在愛丁堡大學說，如果一個成員國的官方同意，不得披露的材料表明，由一個外國政府，它要求它的價值受到質疑。

“This would raise questions about whether the right to a fair trial has been breached. "這將提出疑問，是否獲得公平審判的權利受到侵犯。 And if a witness were offered money before giving evidence, this could undermine their credibility.如果證人提供的金錢面前作證，這有可能損害它們的信譽。

“It would certainly need to be put to the witness under cross-examination. "這肯定會需要向證人下交叉檢查。 If such information was not disclosed to the defence, that could give rise to a miscarriage of justice.如果這些資料沒有向辯護方披露，可能引起司法不公。 It is an issue of credibility.”這是一個信譽問題" 。

Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died in the tragedy, said: “It is shocking to me that if after 19 years of trying to get to the truth about who murdered my daughter, national security is being used as an excuse.” Dr吉姆太古，其植物區系的女兒死亡的悲劇，說： "這是令人震驚的向我表示，如果經過19多年的努力去發掘事實的真相究竟誰謀殺了我的女兒，國家安全是被用來作為一個藉口" 。

A spokesman for the Crown Office has previously declined to comment on the case saying it would be “wholly inappropriate” while it is before the appeal court.發言人皇冠辦公室此前曾拒絕就此案發表評論說，這將是"完全不適當" ，而這是在該上訴法院。

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