Megrahi backs Lockerbie inquiry

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Source: BBC News

The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has backed calls for a public inquiry into the atrocity.

Speaking to Scotland's The Herald newspaper from his home in the Libyan capital, Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi said he was determined to clear his name.

He also said an inquiry would help families of the victims know the truth.

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But Megrahi said he believed the UK government would avoid a public inquiry as it would cost a lot of money and also "show how much the Americans have been involved".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8228219.stm

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1. kick

nt

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2. Cost A LOT OF MONEY. Hmm, more love of money. /nt

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3. Read the (Glasgow) Herald's interview with Megrahi

summarised: http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2528070.0.The_truth_never_dies.php
at greater length: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/megrahi-i-believe-in-destiny-but-i-wanted-to-die-at-home-1.825148#

"...My feeling is that the UK Government will avoid a public inquiry because it would be a headache for them and the Americans and it would show how much the Americans have been involved and it would also cost them a lot of money which they may not want to spend because of the recession..."

“...I was supposed to receive a fair trial and I was supposed to be subject to fair procedure. From day one of the trial there were delays and delays from the Crown Office. I was supposed to receive the documents and the papers. Regarding the indictment, by law I was supposed to receive it within 110 days, but I was waiting more than 400 days. It was abnormal.

“The SCCRC found at least six grounds of appeal and said there were six grounds on which it may have been a miscarriage of justice. From that point we asked the Crown for more documents and more papers. We received only some of them and they were still redacted. Most of the pages were black and I think this is shameful. They were supposed to give us everything.”

“It is very strange that the police forces that dealt with the case – and there were more than 400 officers – it is very strange that their notebooks went missing. When one officer was asked about the notebooks, he said they were all destroyed. I find this very strange. Surely the decision to destroy the notebooks of so many people is a decision that someone must have made? This is not fair and a big question mark about the case...”