British are freeing Lockerbie mass murderer

[Indurain]

Originally Posted by floridasandy

i beg to disagree. megrahi was convicted under the law and pieces of a shirt that he purchased were wrapped around the explosive device when found.


the decision to release was made at the G20 summit and here is a quote from gaddafi:

Tonight the shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, redoubled calls for the government to release official records of conversations about the release, as Gaddafi increased the embarrassment by publicly thanking "my friend Brown, his government, the Queen of Britain, Elizabeth, and Prince Andrew who all contributed to encouraging the Scottish government to take this historic and courageous decision".

The conviction was unsafe.

When the case was heard in the Netherlands, there were questions raised about the prosecution evidence and it's attempts to like Megrahi with the bombing at Lockerie.

Indeed the UN appointed observer Hans Köchler, himself raised doubts as to the veracity of the prosecution case.

Megrahi lodged a formal appeal against the conviction and that appeal was due to be heard in the coming weeks.
According to his defence counsel, there was clear evidence of a coverup in the original case as put by the prosecution.

[sweetpotater58]

The United States, should reevaluate it's relations with Western Europe and perhaps establish stronger ties with those European nations which are still ruled by men(Russia) and not cowards(French, UK and Germany) as the British have become-afraid of Islamic extremism. Had the shoe been on the other foot so to speak, the United States would not have released a terrorist convicted of bombing a Scottish airliner-it just shows how little regard the Scots and the Brits have for America and the lack of respect for our president.

[lamontnow]

Originally Posted by lamontnow

Killer of 270 is going free. Qaddaffi is sending his private luxury jet to bring the Libyan hero home.
British oil companies are making Qaddaffi wealthy and in turn he is rewarding the British with contracts.
This world will never change.
Scotland Frees Lockerbie Bomber - CBS News

Well now. Remember last August when the British claimed that they released the mass murderer on "compassionate grounds"? That he had just "three months" to live? Well the killer is still alive and kicking. And the British are busily pumping Libyan oil and making billions. Why not? It's their well-deserved reward, isn't it?

There are some who are now demanding to know the truth:
Scottish opposition parties have demanded the full publication of the medical evidence that declared the Lockerbie bomber terminally-ill, effectively paving the way for his controversial release.

"The public deserve to know exactly what the evidence said and I urge the justice secretary to release the medical evidence in full immediately," the DPA News Agency quoted Labor's Justice Spokesman Richard Baker as saying Saturday.
Row as opposition demand for Lockerbie bomber's medical records : UK World

No word yet from the British government......

[burdell]

Originally Posted by sweetpotater58

The United States, should reevaluate it's relations with Western Europe and perhaps establish stronger ties with those European nations which are still ruled by men(Russia) and not cowards(French, UK and Germany) as the British have become-afraid of Islamic extremism. Had the shoe been on the other foot so to speak, the United States would not have released a terrorist convicted of bombing a Scottish airliner-it just shows how little regard the Scots and the Brits have for America and the lack of respect for our president.

And that's why the US negotiated with the sponsors of the bombing of PanAm 103 and allowed them to buy their way free from guilt?