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Re: Lockerbie bomber released

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3518749

It does not mean that I think it right that he should of been released, but creating/retaining jobs by allowing a guy to die in his home country will be seen as a small price to pay by those who have retained their jobs. (Count me as one)

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...s-release.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6823170.ece

It'll be interesting to see how this story pans out but nothing would surprise me.

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...nd/8264119.stm

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Originally Posted by BBC

Law chief 'deplores' bomber claim

Scotland's most senior prosecutor has condemned a fresh move by the Lockerbie bomber to protest his innocence.

Hundreds of pages of documents relating to an appeal by Abdelbaset al-Megrahi against his conviction for the 1988 bombing have been put on a new website.

But Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini said Megrahi had abandoned his appeal before his release on compassionate grounds.

Megrahi's lawyer said publishing the documents was his client's only means of continuing to protest his innocence.

Ms Angiolini said she deplored Megrahi's actions, and a court was the only appropriate forum for determining guilt or innocence.

She also criticised Libyan Megrahi's attempt to challenge his conviction though "selective publication of his view of the evidence in the media".

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(snip)

The website in question:

http://www.megrahimystory.net/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Megrahi - My Story

Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi

Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi was convicted before the High Court of Justiciary sitting in the Netherlands of the murder of 270 people.

Mr Megrahi contends that he has been the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

His case was referred back to the Court of Criminal Appeal by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission on 27th June 2007.

He abandoned his appeal against conviction and sentence, with leave of the Court, on 18 August 2009.

The purpose of this website is to explain the basis of his challenge to that conviction.

Initially, he intends to publish those parts of his Grounds of Appeal which were argued before the Court between 28 April and 19 May 2009.

Thereafter, he will publish the Grounds of Appeal which were due to be the subject of argument before the Court, commencing on 2nd November 2009.

The site currently has PDFs of:

1. Summary of Grounds of Appeal 1 & 2
2. Grounds of Appeal 1 & 2
3. Written submissions relating to Grounds 1 & 2

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

It's no small wonder that Angiolini is a bit stressed out about these disclosures.

The two most recent posts by Robert Black are VERY telling. This case will only get more and more uncomfortable for the UK and America unless they hold a full, frank and honest reappraisal of how this conviction was arrived at.

As I mentioned in an earlier post - it will be interesting to see how Mad Dog behaves at the UN next week (assuming he's still allowed to attend that is).

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

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Originally Posted by Mr Angry (Post 34866308)

Tonys' mate "Mad Dog" is expected to raise the suspicion of South African involvement in the bombing.

I haven't read the transcript, but it seems he spent 90+ minutes (out of 15) doing no such thing.

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

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Originally Posted by danielf (Post 34878823)

I haven't read the transcript, but it seems he spent 90+ minutes (out of 15) doing no such thing.

Daniel, you need to consider the fact that Gaddafi's participation in this UN session is not limited to one partially televised speech. There is - for example - his decision not to partake in the Security Council meeting and his opting instead to attend the more influential Foreign Relations Council meeting and conduct interviews with Time - both of which he used to emphatically deny Libya's "guilt" over Lockerbie.

Notwithstanding these facts Libya is also taking over the mantle of the UN General Assembly before the end of this session.

That is the very same General Assembly which neither the UK nor US can veto. It is also the very same Assembly which appeared earlier this month to signal that an investigative commission on the matter would be established.

This is not over by a long chalk and Gadaffi will choose his time and place - no doubt with the assistance of messrs Koechler and Haseldine amongst others - to bring to bear what he knows will be incredible diplomatic pressure on the UK and US.

Study the subtext of his Wednesday interview with Time magazine to see where he's headed.

Don't be in such a rush - after all, he isn't.

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

'I told you I was ill'.

Megrahi has died, ten weeks after being let out. So much for the spin about 'the SNP are exaggerating his illness'.

Or maybe he hasn't, he says, backpedalling a bit. He's very ill </python>

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 34894844)

Linkage?

Linkness

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

Headline says otherwise.:erm:

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Lockerbie: Lawyers deny reports that Megrahi has died

Re: Lockerbie bomber released

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Mystery surrounded the Lockerbie bomber last night after he could not be reached at his home or in hospital.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6958291.ece