Ministers secretly advised Muammar Gaddafi’s Libyan regime how to secure the successful early release of the Lockerbie bomber, documents obtained by The Daily Telegraph have disclosed.
A Foreign Office minister sent Libyan officials detailed legal advice on how to use Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s cancer diagnosis to ensure he was released from a Scottish prison on compassionate grounds.
The Duke of York is also said to have played a behind-the-scenes role in encouraging the terrorist’s release.
The Libyans closely followed the advice which led to the controversial release of Megrahi – who was convicted of the murder of 270 passengers on Pan Am Flight 103 – within months of the Foreign Office’s secret intervention.
Why is there so much vitriol in the blogosphere? I just can’t understand it. If people were just more respectful towards MURDEROUS TERRORIST SYMPATHIZERS!!!!
I hope and pray that none of that story is true.
Well, you see, that’s how it goes. I mean, you wouldn’t want to keep murderous criminals in jail. What if they get sick or something! What do you think we are, barbarians?
sarcoff—added for those sarcasm challenged
The Libya Lockerbie deal was to allow BP to gain access to deep offshore oil and gas in Libya.