The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has signed a secret document agreeing to drop legal proceedings if Scottish ministers allow him to return home to Tripoli.
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, who is appealing his conviction, has given the document to the Libyan government on the instruction that they cannot hand it over until Scottish ministers agree to his transfer.
His decision has led to an international political impasse as Kenny MacAskill, the Justice Secretary, cannot complete the transfer until Megrahi has dropped the appeal. Supporters are pushing for the "compassionate release" of Megrahi as a preferable alternative.
Legal experts say the minister could agree to such a move without an application from the Libyan, who is suffering terminal prostate cancer and whose condition has deteriorated.
There is confusion about how the prisoner transfer agreement works. One legal expert said that ministers have to give Megrahi a decision "in principle" before he drops proceedings, but officials say that is not the case.
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi urged Gordon Brown to allow the repatriation of Megrahi at the G8 summit in Italy. The UK and Libyan governments signed a prisoner transfer agreement earlier this year, and Mr MacAskill is consulting all of the parties concerned before making a decision.
[The above is the text of a report by Lucy Adams in today's edition of The Herald. This story has now been picked up by the Sunday Mail and the Sunday Express.]
Scottish "Lord Connection": "Hello USA and UN, we have a problem, what do we have to do"?
ReplyDeleteThe Scottish Justiciary has a serious problem with the "Lockerbie-Affair" and makes itself guilty the obstruction of criminal facts...
Each accused like Mr. Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, has requirement on a human being-legally fair procedure.
Now it is obvious, the 'Lockerbie-Tragedy' was used for one Conspiracy against Libya, with criminal participation of Scottish Officials!
The manipulated evidence shows clear, Mr. Megrahi and Libya hade nothing to do with the Lockerbie Tragedy!
Some of the Scottish Officials and known persons of the Scottish Police are the true criminals in the "Lockerbie Conspiracy Affair" !
It is enough with delays of the Lockebie-Appeal! Recommendation: Start of the Mission "Lockerbie Protract"
English translation follows
Gefordert wird ein internationales Sondertribunal als Chance für the political hostage, Official Mr. Abdelbaset Al Megrahi und Libya und für die Aufklärung der Hinterbliebenen der Opfer von Flug PanAm 103.
Ausgestattet mit einem UNO-Mandat soll ein Sondertribunal für Libyen, gegen Scotland eingerichtet werden.
Da heute nachweislich feststeht, dass vorsätzlich, mit manipuliertem Beweismaterial, im Prozess "PanAm 103", Libyen und sein Offizieller Mr. Megrahi offensichtlich falsch verurteilt wurden, muss als Akt gegen das Völker- und Menschenrecht ausgelegt werden.
Ein solches, durch internationale Gremien eingerichtetes Sondergericht, wäre eine hervorragende Gelegenheit für die Schweiz, sich in ihrer Rolle als neutraler Standort im Einsatz für Demokratie und Achtung der Menschenrechte auf der ganzen Welt, als Gastgeber für dieses Tribunal zur Verfügung zu stellen.
NB: The political hostage and "Lockerbie victim 271"
Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, suffering since April 6th, 1999 until now:
322'910'600 seconds, painful seconds, innocent in scottish prisons!
Das Appeal muss in erster Linie aus der Aura der "Lord Connec- tion" ausgegliedert werden...
Justice For Abdelbaset Al Megrahi and Libya!
Photos, documents and falsification evidence material, can be seen on our webpage: http://www.lockerbie.ch
by Edwin and Mahnaz Bollier, Mebo Ltd., Switzerland