Disgusting

[ManofScience]

Setting this man free denies us the chance at getting any real proof that he was indeed innocent.

and waiting 3 months till he died would? you think HIM ALONE was responsible?

it's common knowledge IF this had gone to appeal the sentance would have been over turned due to the EVIDENCE not put before the original trial.


however, i do disagree with the welcome he got returning home.

[McMav]

the guy is going to die, let him be with his family. they didnt commit any crime. i do feel for the victims families though

His family were living in a luxury house in Glasgow paid for by the libyan government. He had many visits he was also not in solatary confinment and got on well with the other inmates in the jail. (Mainly as libya were paying for all sorts for him and he and the other inmates got to make use of these things like Full Sky package. He did not have a hard time inside.

This info all came from an ex prison guard who my wife was treating in hospital. The same hospital the bomber was treated in.

[forntida]

i can understand what you are saying but my viewpoint is this..

Was he found guilty in a court of law..? Yes
Should he ben released to die..? No

He should have continued with his appeal, if found not guilty, then he should have been released as a free man..

Its the same with Ronnie Biggs.. should have not been released...

If you commit a crime and are found guilty in a court of law then unless you can prove your innocence you should see your sentence out.. if you happen to die or be close to death then so be it..

You can speculate, come up with cover up stories, but as it stands the man has been found guilty (rightly or wrongly) of killing 270 people and therefore should be treated as such.. which in my book does not include compassion

Neither should the IRA and UDF bombers and killers. There was no political outcry about that. That set a precedence.

[cunny]

The guy must have had connections with the bombing to be found guilty in the first place, this whole thing stinks.

The fact a concivted terrorist can be set free is beyond belief and it must send mismay to our boys in Afganistan that they are fighting terrorists day in day out, putting their life on the line.

With that in mind, how can a CONVICTED TERRORIST be set free due to ill health? Look at recent examples where CONVICTED felons were not allowed free due to ill health : Reggie Kray, Ronnie Biggs

[forntida]

The guy must have had connections with the bombing to be found guilty in the first place, this whole thing stinks.

The fact a concivted terrorist can be set free is beyond belief and it must send mismay to our boys in Afganistan that they are fighting terrorists day in day out, putting their life on the line.

With that in mind, how can a CONVICTED TERRORIST be set free due to ill health? Look at recent examples where CONVICTED felons were not allowed free due to ill health : Reggie Kray, Ronnie Biggs

Ronnie Biggs got released last week.
Reggie Kray was released on compassionate grounds in 2001.
Megrahi had his first application denied. He was only successful when it was blatantly obvious he was going to die soon.

[cunny]

Yes and both terminally ill and were not respocable for a bomb that blew up a plane killing all on board also people on the ground, and if that he has been released, look at the welcome home he gets:

BBC NEWS | Africa | Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome

[forntida]

Yes and both terminally ill and were not respocable for a bomb that blew up a plane killing all on board also people on the ground, and if that he has been released, look at the welcome home he gets:

BBC NEWS | Africa | Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome

You said that Reggie Kray and Ronnie Briggs were not allowed release on compassionate grounds. they were.

IMO it will eventually be shown that Megrahi was not responsible and that the whole trial was a farce. That is exactly what a couple of victims families are saying in this country. Especially Dr Jim Swires who lost a daughter in the tragedy.

BBC News | LOCKERBIE TRIAL | Dr Jim Swire: My hopes

I think he knows more about the case than any of us and he maintains that Megrahi is innocent.

[ruudvandan]

Don't forget that in 2007 after a 3-year investigation the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission said that a miscarriage of justice may have taken place:

http://www.sccrc.org.uk/ViewFile.aspx?id=293

Read Section 5 - Grounds for referral so you know what you're talkin about before posting ill-informed comments.

In my opinion the guy's conviction is unsafe and politically motivated. I do not know whether he did it or not, but I do believe that people should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a FAIR trial. According to the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission evidence was witheld from the defence (see the last 2 points of 5.1).

[d4ng3r]

man, thats rotten news! I cant believe they would let him go!

wow, what is happening?