'Delight' at bomber release.THE father of one of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing has said people should stop "mulling over" the controversial decision to free the man convicted of the atrocity. And Jim Swire Dr Jim Swire was born in 1936 in Windsor in Berkshire. He was educated at Eton College and studied at Cambridge University. From Cambridge he was commissioned into the British army as an engineer specialising in munitions and explosives. called on the authorities in Scotland to "take responsibility" for reviewing Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi's conviction. Dr Swire, whose daughter Flora was one of the 270 people killed when Pan Am 103 exploded ex·plode v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes v.intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: over Lockerbie in December 1988, believes Megrahi is innocent. And he has repeatedly called for a full inquiry into what happened. In a letter to the media, Dr Swire said he was "delighted" that Megrahi, who has terminal cancer, had been freed on compassionate com·pas·sion·ate adj. 1. Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane. 2. Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances: grounds. Dr Swire, who attended Megrahi's trial at Camp Zeist in the Netherlands, urged: "Let us stop mulling over the why and wherefore of Megrahi's release. "I for one am delighted that a man I now consider innocent because of the evidence I was allowed to hear at Zeist is at home with his family at last." CAPTION(S): INQUIRY: Dr Jim Swire, lost a daughter |
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