The Lockerbie Case: Answer to PQ about extradition of Megrahi to USA

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Answer to PQ about extradition of Megrahi to USA

[On 11 November 2011 Christine Grahame MSP tabled a written question. Here is the question and the answer:]

Christine Grahame (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Justice or (b) Lord Advocate had received any communication from the (i) US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, (ii) Home Office or (iii) interim Libyan government concerning proposals to extradite Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi to the USA. (S4W-04021)

Mr Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government have not received any communication from the United States Government, the Libyan National Transitional Council or the Home Office, concerning proposals to extradite Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi to the USA.

[If Mr Megrahi were to be extradited to the United States, this would place him (without any voluntary action on his part) in breach of the terms of the licence under which he was released from his Scottish life sentence. I understand that in the new Libyan cabinet announced yesterday Mohammed al-Alagi remains justice minister. He has in the past said that there was no question of any such extradition.]

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