'BOMBER PRESSURED TO DROP LOCKERBIE APPEAL' Families: We'll never know truth.Byline: STEPHEN WHITE FAMILIES of Lockerbie victims yesterday reacted with fury as the bomber dropped his appeal. And there are claims Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, was "pressured" into the decision, which paves the way for his return home to Libya. Relatives of the 270 victims fear al-Megrahi's move means the full truth about the worst terrorist atrocity on British soil will never be revealed. Pamela Dix, whose brother, Peter died on Pan Am flight 103 in 1988, said: "Useful information may have appeared through Megrahi's appeal. "There is no other procedure to tell us how the bombing was carried out, why it was done and who ordered it." Megrahi, who is dying of prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. , was jailed for at least 27 years in 2001. The Scottish government plans to release him on compassionate grounds. But he must drop his appeal to be considered for repatria-tiounder a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya. SNP SNP Scottish National Party Noun 1. SNP - (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. Christine Grahame said Megrahi was "pressured" into dropping the appeal as "vested interests" don't want the "truth exposed". But First Minister Alex Salmond insisted: "We have no interest in pressurising people to drop appeals." CAPTION(S): JAILED Megrahi is dying |
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