RobJenks

How on earth can this piece of **** be considered for release on compassionate grounds.

I cannot believe the public would condone this murderers release - for whatever reason.

Al Megrahi should rot in jail and fed bacon sandwiches

g7prs

iTrader: (5)

Totally agree

Since when did we start showing mass murderers compassion

jonc

Since the release of violent bank robbers.

hodgy0_2

have you actually seen the evidence used to convict him - it is very flakey

most people in the Scottish judiciary doubt his conviction and I think there is a good bet he would have been released on appeal (and still maybe)

cster

It is certainly a case that doesn't seem bear close scrutiny too well.
Oh f*ck it - bring back the death penalty anyway.

Luan Pra bang

First up he is not a bomber, the bombers were were on the plane and got blown up. second a very large number of people are suspicious of how little evidence was used to convict him and believe he was used as a scape goat as they had to put someone in the dock.
The trial was described by a UN observer as a 'spectacular miscarrige of justice' and I do not think that there is any independant law expert involved with the case who thinks he is guilty. The pressure on the scottish law courts is mounting to grant a proper appeal and release him so rather than admit to rigging a trial to send an innocent man to prison they want him released on compasionate grounds which will stop the **** from hitting the fan when the true level of corruption is revealed.

dpb

Mate got a job in Libya - probably wouldnt of without this

God knows about the rest of it

Chris L

Get hold of a copy of "The Trail of the Octopus" by Lester Knox Coleman - plenty of info about it on the Internet. Puts a very different spin on the events surrounding Lockerbie. Was Al Megrahi involved? Hard to say - I think he got an incredibly poor trial though.

Leslie

It is reported that he is not guilty and was made a scapegoat for political reasons. All to do with not offending Iran before the first Iraq affair. If that is true, it is a terrible thing to take all that part of his life away as has been done.

Les

tanyatriangles

iTrader: (2)

So, are we saying that British Justice isn't what it's cracked up to be?

Surely not?

Leslie

More like slavishly obeying USA dictats at the time I think, if it is true of course.

Les

ronjeramy

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Having just spoken to someone from the Lockerbie area, he was saying that the locals aren't happy about the possable release, though they know he wasn't soley responsable, he certainly had some involvment in it.

hodgy0_2

well certainly the courts convicted him (although aquitted his co accused)

but I suspect he will be found not guilty on appeal, but as in the Birmingham Six and Guildford Four -- he will always be accused of some involvment in it.

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

I agree, but there is more to this than meets the eye.

He was not the only one to have participated in this.

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

Wrong, it was a barometric bomb.

David Lock

I think a way out of this would have been to have a prisoner transfer deal with Libya.

That way we rescue some poor British sod and let the Libyans release him over there if they want. dl

little-ginge

He wants to return home to die, and to say his farewells...


The 271 innocent victims didn't get the choice or chance to say goodbye to their loved ones.

_Meridian_

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I understand that the general consensus amongst those who know the Middle East is that the bomb was planted by the Syrians, who were paid by the Iranians, and in revenge for the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 by the Americans. It's doubtful if Libya had anything whatsoever to do with it.


M

douglasb

At the time of the trial I remember reading a lot of coverage in Private Eye about how the whole trial was a stitch-up.

As Meridian and others have said, those in the know reckoned that Syria had helped Iran obtain revenge for the USA shooting down a civil airliner. However, since then Syria had gven the West some assistance in the First Gulf War and Gadaffi/Libya were still regarded as a pariah state so it was much more convenient to "give closure" (I hate that expression) by finding a Libyan guilty.

My own opinion is that the Libyan serving time in a Scottish jail is very probably an innocent man. I think the title of the question should be changed to "Release the man who is currently in jail for the Lockerbie bombing who was convicted on very shaky evidence and probably for politically expedient reasons".

boomer

Indeed (), and for a fiver you can get the Lockerbie - Private Eye's special report into the Lockerbie disaster (Originally published in 2001) document - VERY interesting reading!

mb

boomer

...and for those that subscribe to Private Eye - you can download the PDF for free (i've actually got the hard-copy and the electronic version)!!!!