Abdelbaset El-Megrahi dies....
Discussion
Took him long enough considering he had "only months to live" in 2009.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18137896
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18137896
If you look at the details surrounding his trial, his conviction was based on almost no reliable evidence. A shop keeper in Malta identifying him as the man who bought a pair of trousers? And even that testimony has been brought into severe question. I'm not suggesting that he was entirely innocent but he should not have gone to prison.
And the amount of time he survived once back in Libya is almost certainly down to the level of treatment he received there -chemo, radiotherapy, other drugs, none of which he had received in Scotland.
According to the BBC, the Lockerbie Bomber died as well.
There is little doubt that Megrahi did not do what he was found guilty of. There is a little more doubt as to whether he had anything to do with the bombing in any shape or form. His death is no grounds for rejoicing. There is a suggestion that his release came about to stop him appealing against his sentence.
There is enough documentation available to show that there is no doubt that he should never have been found guilty.
There is little doubt that Megrahi did not do what he was found guilty of. There is a little more doubt as to whether he had anything to do with the bombing in any shape or form. His death is no grounds for rejoicing. There is a suggestion that his release came about to stop him appealing against his sentence.
There is enough documentation available to show that there is no doubt that he should never have been found guilty.
Mojocvh said:
lazystudent said:
Good riddance, can't say anyone I know is going to mourn his passing
Did you have any relatives or family on Pan Am Flight 103 or in Lockerbie?Perhaps you would should ask those who did how they see his death.
I would go with that anytime before a PH poster.
Good riddance.
DSM2 said:
I have, this minute watched an interview with the father of one of the victims. "..am I sad he's dead? No. There is no doubt in my mind Mr Megrahii was throne responsible for planting the bomb".
I would go with that anytime before a PH poster.
Good riddance.
Clearly not seen the interview with Dr Jim Swire. Take your pick.I would go with that anytime before a PH poster.
Good riddance.
DSM2 said:
I have, this minute watched an interview with the father of one of the victims. "..am I sad he's dead? No. There is no doubt in my mind Mr Megrahii was throne responsible for planting the bomb".
I would go with that anytime before a PH poster.
Good riddance.
....and I just watched an interview with the father of one of the British victims and he regards megrahi as the 271st victim. I would go with that anytime before a PH poster.
Good riddance.
bigandclever said:
DSM2 said:
I have, this minute watched an interview with the father of one of the victims. "..am I sad he's dead? No. There is no doubt in my mind Mr Megrahii was throne responsible for planting the bomb".
I would go with that anytime before a PH poster.
Good riddance.
Clearly not seen the interview with Dr Jim Swire. Take your pick.I would go with that anytime before a PH poster.
Good riddance.
Paul Foot's demolition of the trial should be compulsory reading for anyone making a comment on Megrahi's guilt. Whilst I accept he might be guilty what is also apparent is the fact that there was little or no evidence adduced at his trial to support it. For a country that prides itself on its judicial system the trial should generate shame.
I went to a talk by a relative of one of the casualties of the bombing and she was adamant that Megrahi was innocent and that the real perpetrators were allowed, and allowed is the word, to get away with their crimes. She was part of a group of which an individual or individuals are at the trial of everyday.
If this had been the trial of the white man in, for instance, Iran the world, particularly America, would be up in arms. And quite rightly.
I went to a talk by a relative of one of the casualties of the bombing and she was adamant that Megrahi was innocent and that the real perpetrators were allowed, and allowed is the word, to get away with their crimes. She was part of a group of which an individual or individuals are at the trial of everyday.
If this had been the trial of the white man in, for instance, Iran the world, particularly America, would be up in arms. And quite rightly.
Derek Smith said:
Paul Foot's demolition of the trial should be compulsory reading for anyone making a comment on Megrahi's guilt. Whilst I accept he might be guilty what is also apparent is the fact that there was little or no evidence adduced at his trial to support it. For a country that prides itself on its judicial system the trial should generate shame.
I went to a talk by a relative of one of the casualties of the bombing and she was adamant that Megrahi was innocent and that the real perpetrators were allowed, and allowed is the word, to get away with their crimes. She was part of a group of which an individual or individuals are at the trial of everyday.
If this had been the trial of the white man in, for instance, Iran the world, particularly America, would be up in arms. And quite rightly.
I never knew, until today, that one of the three judges walked out calling it a "circus".......I went to a talk by a relative of one of the casualties of the bombing and she was adamant that Megrahi was innocent and that the real perpetrators were allowed, and allowed is the word, to get away with their crimes. She was part of a group of which an individual or individuals are at the trial of everyday.
If this had been the trial of the white man in, for instance, Iran the world, particularly America, would be up in arms. And quite rightly.
Mojocvh said:
I never knew, until today, that one of the three judges walked out calling it a "circus".......
Don't knock yourself out, we're all ignorant of some of the details. I was at Gatwick when I heard this chat from a victim's nok and then I read a precis of the Foot report. I thought I knew all there was. Then some PHer (sorry, forgot who) rather kindly sent me a copy of the full Foot report. But there's still so much more to read on the subject. Every time a bit of new info surfaces it makes you wonder how come all the judges didn't walk out.The trial was a travesty.
There's no doubt in my mind that the bombing was in retaliation for IR655. That doesn't make it right, of course, far from it. However, the threat was made after the shooting down and after Lockerbie, the Americans went all out to implicate the Iranians. Then politics demanded that the Iranians should be friends so someone else had to be blamed.
I could be wrong on that of course. However, I am confident that Megrahi did not do those things he was accussed and found guilty of. The more I hear about the crash the more this is reinforced.
We had a few people come and discuss the way the police dealt with the NOK. What they said was extremely useful and, dare we say it, obvious now. This has made the police and other response units change their way they deal with the NOK on similar incidents. However, everyone you talk to who has in-depth knowledge of the incident and the trial all said tht Megrahi was either innocent or not guilty of the charges (a subtle difference, but not one that changes anything).
Some of the relatives feel that Meghrai should have stayed in prison and was guilty, and they are entitled to their beliefs. But before you choose 'sides', read Paul Foot.
The bloke is now dead and nothing anyone does now will make it better. However the real perpetuators got away with it and might still be walking around now.
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