The Lockerbie Case: Gaddafi ‘not excited’ about coming UK visit

Wednesday 8 October 2008

Gaddafi ‘not excited’ about coming UK visit

From a letter in today's issue of The Herald from a press officer at the Libyan People's Bureau (embassy) in London:

"It is worth mentioning that the Leader is not overly excited about visiting the United Kingdom, either for the coming Oil Summit, or otherwise, and that the Lockerbie case file is closed for ever, according to the relevant United [Nations] Security Council resolutions. The remaining aspect is the legal position regarding the Libyan national, Mr Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, who is still awaiting a decision regarding his second appeal, which was granted by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC)."

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