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July 21, 2010

British PM Rejects Calls for Inquiry into BP’s Role in Release of Lockerbie Bomber
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British Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected calls for an inquiry
into whether BP influenced the release of the Libyan man convicted in
the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. During a
press conference with President Obama, Cameron said he opposed last
year’s release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi but rejected calls for a new
probe.

David Cameron: "I mean, the role of BP and any lobbying they might have
done is an issue for BP and an issue that they should explain
themselves. I mean, the decision to release Megrahi, though, was a
decision made by the Scottish government, and I haven’t seen anything to
suggest that the Scottish government were in any way swayed by BP. They
were swayed by their considerations about the need to release him on
compassionate grounds, grounds that I think were completely wrong. I
don’t think it’s right to show compassion to a mass murderer like that.
I think it was wrong. But it’s a matter for BP to answer what activities
they undertook."



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