Summary
ABDELBASET Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the Libyan agent serving 20 years for his part in planting the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988, killing 270 innocent people, has been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. In particular circumstances, terminally ill prisoners in Scottish jails who have been given three months or less to live can be given a compassionate release. Assuming Megrahi is indeed close to death, should a mass- murderer be shown the compassion he failed to give his many victims?
Like practically every issue associated with the Lockerbie terror bombing, this one is more than ordinarily complicated. Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence agent, was convicted in 2001 after a long trial held in The Netherlands but conducted under Scottish law. He was sentenced to life in prison. However, much of the evidence in court was circumstantial. And even if Megrahi is guilty, he was merely one part of a much wider conspiracy.See the full content of this document
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Leader: If Lockerbie Bomber Is Dying, He Should Go Free
An initial appeal was rejected in 2002 but the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission ruled last year that Megrahi was entitled to yet another appeal. In an 800-page report, the commission said it was "of the view, based upon our ...
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