Kenny MacAskill
Gov 'changed mind' over Lockerbie bomber
Aug 30, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government did not believe it was "necessary or sensible" to risk damaging its relations with Libya by excluding the Lockerbie bomber from a prisoner transfer agreement, new documents revealed Tuesday.
Govt to release Lockerbie files amid mounting row
Aug 30, 2009 20:00 EDT
The British and Scottish governments will seek Tuesday to defuse an increasingly damaging row over the release of the Lockerbie bomber by publishing their correspondence concerning the case.
Lockerbie bomber release "linked to oil deal": report
Aug 30, 2009 10:46 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain agreed to include Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi in a prisoner transfer deal with Libya because of "overwhelming interests" shortly before an oil deal was sealed with Tripoli, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Report: UK considered oil deal in Lockerbie case
Aug 30, 2009 09:56 EDT
Report: 'Overwhelming' British interests considered in Libyan prisoner agreement. The British government allowed the Lockerbie bomber to be covered by a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya because that was in the "overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" as a major oil deal was being negotiated, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Britain denies oil deal link with Lockerbie bombing
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Britain denied on Sunday any link between trade with Libya and the Lockerbie bomber's release after a report suggested London was swayed by an oil deal into making him eligible for a prison transfer home.
Govt denies oil deal link with Lockerbie bombing
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government denied on Sunday any link between trade with Libya and the Lockerbie bomber's release after a report suggested London was swayed by an oil deal into making him eligible for a prison transfer home.
Britain denies oil deal link with Lockerbie bombing
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Britain denied on Sunday any link between trade with Libya and the Lockerbie bomber's release after a report suggested London was swayed by an oil deal into making him eligible for a prison transfer home.
govt denies oil deal link with Lockerbie bombing
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government denied on Sunday any link between trade with Libya and the Lockerbie bomber's release after a report suggested London was swayed by an oil deal into making him eligible for a prison transfer home.
Govt denies oil deal link with Lockerbie bombing
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government denied on Sunday any link between trade with Libya and the Lockerbie bomber's release after a report suggested London was swayed by an oil deal into making him eligible for a prison transfer home.
Govt 'made u-turn on Lockerbie bomber for oil': report
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government decided two years ago it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make the Lockerbie bomber eligible for return to Libya, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Govt made 'Lockerbie bomber u-turn'
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government decided two years ago it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make the Lockerbie bomber eligible for return to Libya, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
British interests sparked 'Lockerbie bomber u-turn'
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The British government decided two years ago it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make the Lockerbie bomber eligible for return to Libya, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Britain's u-turn on Lockerbie bomber 'for oil'
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The British government decided two years ago it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make the Lockerbie bomber eligible for return to Libya, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Britain's u-turn on Lockerbie bomber 'for oil'
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The British government decided two years ago it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make the Lockerbie bomber eligible for return to Libya, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Britain's u-turn on Lockerbie bomber 'for oil': report
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The British government decided two years ago it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make the Lockerbie bomber eligible for return to Libya, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
U-turn on Lockerbie bomber 'for oil': report
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
The government decided two years ago it was "in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom" to make the Lockerbie bomber eligible for return to Libya, The Sunday Times newspaper reported.
Lockerbie bomber says backs call for inquiry
Aug 29, 2009 08:03 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people said he would cooperate with a fresh public inquiry and provide documents he has, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
US warned Scotland bomber could get hero's welcome
Aug 28, 2009 23:43 EDT
US warned Scotland 2 months ago that Lockerbie bomber could get hero's welcome in Libya. Attorney General Eric Holder warned his Scottish counterpart in June that the man convicted of blowing U.S.-bound Pan Am Flight 103 out of the sky could get a hero's welcome if allowed to return to Libya, according to the head of a group representing the families of victims.
Scots divided over release of Lockerbie bomber
Aug 28, 2009 14:48 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Scots are divided over the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber on humanitarian grounds, a poll by Ipsos MORI Scotland for Thomson Reuters showed.
Gaddafi son says time to move on from Lockerbie
Aug 28, 2009 04:01 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - The reformist son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has called for closer business ties with Britain, saying it is time to move on from the argument about the decision to free the Lockerbie bomber.
