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To: SARMAN who wrote (6739)	5/20/2012 6:11:36 PM
From: maceng2	1 Recommendation Respond to of 6879

"So, from now on, perhaps we can concentrate on trying to find out who did murder my daughter and all those other people." Dr Jim Swire, whose daughter Flora died in the Lockerbie bombing. bbc.co.uk some background. lrb.co.uk Whatever, Scotland seems to be keen to continue to investigate the case. “The Lockerbie case remains a live investigation, and Scotland’s criminal justice authorities have made clear that they will rigorously pursue any new lines of inquiry. Scotland’s senior law officer the Lord Advocate recently visited Libya, and we have been offered the co-operation of the new Libyan authorities. It has always been the Crown’s position that Mr Megrahi did not act alone but with others. “It is open for relatives of Mr Megrahi to apply to the Scottish Criminal Case Review Commission to seek a further appeal. And the best, indeed the only, place for guilt or innocence to be determined is in a court of law. “Mr Megrahi’s death ends one chapter of the Lockerbie case, but it does not close the book. However, all information which comes forward will confirm that the decisions of this administration have been in accordance with the due process of law. & “Indeed, what emerged is that the Scottish Government were the only ones playing with a straight bat – in contrast to the last UK Government which was revealed by Sir Gus O’Donnell’s Review as doing ‘all it could’ to facilitate Megrahi’s release, either under the PTA or compassionate release. “Substantial opinion at home and abroad supported the decision, and we entirely respect the views of those who opposed it, but regardless of people’s views they can have complete confidence that it was taken on the basis of the due process of Scots Law. Today’s news provides further confirmation of that fact.” scotsman.com