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tracing his associates in the
attack."
Despite the enormous
human and financial
resources that have been ex-
pended on the investigation,
however, not one of the
perpetrators has been in-
dicted on charges directly
connected with the disaster
— and none are likely to be.
One key Lockerbie suspect
is in jail: Hafez Dalkamoni,
who was arrested with
Khreesat, is believed to have
led the PELP- GC operation.
But he was scheduled to go
on trial in Frankfurt this
week on the relatively mun-
dane charges of possessing
weapons and membership in
a terrorist organization.
He has insisted
throughout that the bomb
found in the Taunus trunk
was intended for use against
an Israeli target and is ex-
pected to receive a relatively
short jail sentence. Taking
into account the time he has
already spent in jail and re-
mission for good behavior,
he is expected to be free
within a few years.
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access to Mr. Khreesat — or
at least to his handlers —
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leading to the conviction of
the Lockerbie bombers.
But the emerging political
realities in the Middle East
— and the burgeoning alli-
ance between the U.S. and
Syria in light of the Gulf
crisis — has also served to
inhibit the investigation.
Secretary Baker re-
portedly told President
Hafez Assad during his re-
cent visit to Damascus that
Western intelligence had ex-
tensive evidence linking the
PFLP-GC to the Lockerbie
disaster, and he asked the
Syrian leader to expel the
organization as a prelude to
the restoration of diplomatic
relations.
Mr. Baker, however, was
told that if there was any
hard evidence linking any
person or group in Syria
with terrorist acts, they
would be indicted.
Lockerbie may ultimately
prove to be yet another
casualty of President
Saddam Hussein's invasion
of Kuwait. In light of the
emerging new alliance bet-
ween Damascus and Wash-
ington over the Gulf crisis, it
is unlikely that Mr. Baker
will press the Syrian leader
very hard on the issue.
"When Syrian troops
stand shoulder-to-shoulder
with American soldiers,"
noted one observer, "the 270
victims of Lockerbie take se-
cond place in the struggle for
justice." ❑
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Sydney, Australia (JTA) —
Australia's first war crimes
trial, which was to have
opened nearly two months
ago, has been indefinitely
postponed and, chances are,
may never take place.
High Court Justice Mary
Gaudron ruled this week
that a constitutional
challenge to the War Crimes
Act had "some prospects of
success" and further pro-
ceedings at this stage could
prejudice the defendant's
rights.
The challenge was
mounted by lawyers repre-
senting accused Nazi war
criminal Ivan Polyukhovich,
the first person indicted
under a recent statute that
allows Australian courts to
try war crimes suspects for
offenses committed on for-
eign soil.
It will be heard later this
year. If successful. the
government will have to
consider other options, in-
cluding extradition.
Mr. Polyukhovich, 74, has
been charged with 25 counts
of murder during World War
II and with being knowingly
concerned with the deaths of
850 other people, including
no fewer than 533 Jews in
the Nazi-occupied Ukraine.
He was found with a self-
inflicted bullet wound in his
chest on a street in Adelaide,
South Australia, on the
night of July 29. His trial,
scheduled to begin the
following day, was postpon-
ed to Aug. 27.
It was put off again pen-
ding a decision on the con-
stitutionality of the war
crimes law.
Judge Gaudron ruled that
the charges should not be
considered until the larger
legal issues were resolved.