In the wake of the SCCRC 's June 2007 decision , there have been suggestions that , if Megrahi 's second appeal had been successful and his conviction had been overturned , Libya could have sought to recover the $ 2.16 billion compensation paid to the relatives . Interviewed by French newspaper '' Le Figaro '' on 7 December 2007 , Saif al-Islam Gaddafi said that the seven Libyans convicted for the Pan Am Flight 103 and the UTA Flight 772 bombings " are innocent " . When asked if Libya would therefore seek reimbursement of the compensation paid to the families of the victims ( US$ 33 billion in total ) , Saif Gaddafi replied : " I do n't know "
UTA Flight 772
UTA Flight 772
Pan Am Flight 103