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'''George Thomson''' is a former Scottish police officer who worked as an investigator with [[Abdelbaset al-Megrahi]]’s legal team preparing [[Megrahi]]'s appeal against his [[Lockerbie bombing]] conviction.<ref>[http://www.megrahiyouaremyjury.net/?page_id=38 "Al Jazeera documentary, 'Lockerbie: The Pan Am Bomber?', June 2011"]</ref> During his investigations, George Thomson discovered some potentially crucial anomalies in the evidence concerning the clothing that was supposedly sold by [[Tony Gauci]] and packed into the primary suitcase along with the bomb.<ref>[http://aangirfan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/lockerbie-new-evidence-that-bomber-is.html "Lockerbie - New Evidence that 'Bomber' is Innocent"]</ref>

Through his long-established firm in Kirkaldy, G T Criminal Defence Investigations, George Thomson has developed a wide experience in the investigation and preparation for Court of many high profile criminal cases including rape, murder and serious fraud.<ref>[http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/george-thomson/50/689/619 "George Thomson on LinkedIn"]</ref>

==''Al Jazeera'' documentaries==
[[File:George_Ludwig.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[George Thomson]] solving the [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie mystery]] with help from [[Ludwig De Braeckeleer]] ]]
George Thomson has worked as an adviser and performer in three ''Al Jazeera'' television documentaries about the [[Lockerbie bombing]]:
:[http://www.megrahiyouaremyjury.net/?page_id=38 "Lockerbie: The Pan Am Bomber?";]
:[http://www.megrahiyouaremyjury.net/?page_id=38 "Lockerbie: Case closed";] and,
:"[[Lockerbie: What Really Happened?]]"

Thomson is pictured working on a new film with Lockerbie campaigner [[Ludwig De Braeckeleer]].

===More like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Gun_2%C2%BD:_The_Smell_of_Fear "Naked Gun 2½"]===
[[File:Lt_Frank_Drebin.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Lt Frank Drebin in Naked Gun 2½]]
[[Lockerbie Bombing|Lockerbie]] commentator, [[Barry Walker]] compared George Thomson's performance in the third ''Al Jazeera'' documentary "[[Lockerbie: What Really Happened?]]" to that of bumbling police Lieutenant Frank Drebin in the opening scene of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Gun_2%C2%BD:_The_Smell_of_Fear Naked Gun 2½:]
:I thought [http://aangirfan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/lockerbie-new-evidence-that-bomber-is.html George Thomson] was the best thing in the ''Al Jazeera'' documentary. What a pro. How he managed to listen to  [[Jessica de Grazia]]'s ludicrous claims without corpsing escapes me.<ref>''[http://www.exaronews.com/articles/5209/lockerbie-bombers-shifted-blame-to-libya-say-top-investigators "Lockerbie bombers shifted blame to Libya, say top investigators"]''</ref>
:He was even more po-faced inspecting the flat where this March 1988 terrorist summit took place. I was particularly impressed by the several ashtrays on the "conference table" - better than a bottle of HP sauce and a bottle of brewers' condiment! That made it look really authentic. Bit of a crush with just six seats round the table though!
:He even kept a straight face in the Malta library where he "discovered" [[Abu Talb]] was in Malta in October 1988. Who'd have guessed! And [[Hafez Dalkamoni|Dalkamoni]] too! Must have been a double being watched by the BKA in Frankfurt!
:I wondered where they got this daft idea of a terrorist summit involving all of [[Qatar]]'s current or recent enemies. Then it struck me - Lieutenant Frank Drebin in the opening scene of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Gun_2%C2%BD:_The_Smell_of_Fear Naked Gun 2½]!<ref>[http://lockerbiecase.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/lockerbie-25-years-of-geopolitics-over.html?showComment=1395416307495#c2810215911572485273 "George Thomson, the best thing in the ''Al Jazeera'' documentary"]</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
* [[Lockerbie Official Narrative]]
* [[Cameron's Report on Lockerbie Forensic Evidence]]
* [[Document:The Framing of al-Megrahi#The Framing of al-Megrahi|The Framing of al-Megrahi]]
* [[The How, Why and Who of Pan Am Flight 103]]

[[Category:Lockerbie]]