One things for certain the Libyans are showing themselves in their true colours. They not only refuse to send back Al Megrabi but have also stated they will not repatriate the killer of Evonne Fletcher, the policewoman. Thats the thanks we get for liberating their country of Gaddafi.
Megrahi has already served time, and we have released him. He has not broken the terms of his release. It seems his only crime is that he hasn't died quick enough from his cancer. Oh, and he was probably innocent to begin with.
The killer of Yvonne Fletcher was released by Margaret Thatcher's Government because he was protected by diplomatic immunity. And still has.
I think you will find they have done most of the Liberating themselves. We offered our help, they did not request it. We will get our investment back and more so in contracts for oil and redevelopment.
"Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora was killed in the 1988 attack, said he believed Megrahi was innocent and hoped he was getting decent pain relief at home with his family.
"I feel extremely resentful that the murder of my lovely elder daughter Flora should be embedded in what I'm satisfied is in fact a tissue of lies which led to a politically useful outcome," he said."
The evidence that he was convicted on is very weak - not least the Maltese "in-between" wan't exactly known for his honesty.....he was a Libyan stooge and his family were well rewarded - look at the house he is in....
He's supposed to be checking in weekly with the Scottish authorities - that's why (he's not been in touch for a couple of weeks, that's why they were looking for him).
I don't know if there was a fit up or anything jake, but I do know he should never have been released. Having said that, we haven't had to pay his medical bills for the last few years so, every cloud etc.
Even if he had a hand in the bombing, which is doubtful, he was just a foot soldier who had the misfortune to be on a losing side.
Think back to Bloody Sunday in Derry. The soldiers who committed murder that day were never going to be called to account. And the relatives of those killed didn't want that because they knew that the higher ups were the real guilty ones.
// I'm confused - if you're not sure whether there was a 'fit up or anything' why are you so adamant that he shouldn't have been released? //
He was a convicted mass murderer.
I assume Jake's reference to a 'fit up' is to do with whether the killer was released early because of shady dealings about oil and pressure brought to bear by the British Government - not about whether he was guilty or not.
I believe Megrahi was innocent but however if he put his hand up for it because of a deal he may have with gaddafi then he deserved to do the time. He has been released and no one is asking for him so no need for the lybians to send him back. Sometimes different drugs can prolong life. Maybe he had access to better drugs there than he could get on the national health.