Question by PaRtY 2012 -One Down Two to Go: Is Scotland being scorned by the Rest of the World for their SCAM?
Senators vow diligence in ‘pursuit of justice’ for Lockerbie victims
London, England (CNN) — Two U.S. senators from New Jersey intensified their calls for the British and Scottish governments — and oil giant BP — to provide information surrounding the circumstances of the convicted Lockerbie bomber’s release a year ago.
The British government urged Libya on Friday not to celebrate the anniversary of the convicted bomber’s release, saying it would be “offensive and deeply insensitive” to the families of the 270 people killed in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Scotland.
Scottish authorities have defended their actions in the case, saying Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill relied on a medical report from the top doctor in the Scottish Prison Service, along with reports from the parole board and prison governor, in deciding to free al Megrahi, who had been serving a life sentence.
U.S. senators also have repeatedly voiced suspicions that Scotland released al Megrahi as part of a deal allowing BP to drill off the Libyan coast. Salmond has already shot down such concerns, saying “there is no evidence whatsoever” of any link.
Menendez plans to chair a U.S. Senate hearing in September on the controversy surrounding al Megrahi’s release.
Friday, Menendez said the senators have asked the British and Scottish governments to conduct an independent investigation in the United Kingdom, which he said Cameron supported before he became prime minister.
Lautenberg called on British and Scottish officials to stop “stonewalling and side-tracking.”
“Help us clear the air; help us give information to the families.”
Menendez also said letters are being sent to Libyan and Qatari leaders, inquiring whether “commercial interests” led them to pressure Britain and Scotland to release al Megrahi.
Al Megrahi is the only person ever convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie in December 1988, killing 259 people on the plane and 11 on the ground.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/20/uk.lockerbie/index.html?hpt=T2
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Answer by apeman605
There was no valid reason for releasing a mass murderer. So what if he was near death?
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