Abu Agila Masud, a Libyan intelligence official recently extradited to U.S. over suspected involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, is not currently facing criminal proceedings in Scotland, announced the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government.
Browsing: Libya
U.S. authorities have told the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government that Abu Agila Masud, a former Libyan intelligence officer suspected of being the Lockerbie bomb maker, was taken into custody “lawfully”.
Abu Agila Masud, a Libyan intelligence official recently extradited to U.S. over suspected involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, will not face the death penalty as he appeared in a U.S. court.
12 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 4 percent of the infection rate, according to a Tuesday report by the National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC).
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to write off Libya’s accumulated debts, estimated at 20 million Libyan dinars, Libya’s Ministry of Oil and Gas announced on Monday.
Fathi Bashagha, the Libyan prime minister designated by the House of Representatives, has called on the United States to clarify the circumstance surrounding the extradition of Libyan intelligence official over suspected involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
Heads of the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committees of the Libyan Parliament, Talal al-Mihoub and Youssef al-Aqouri, has called for an urgent investigation into the extradition of the Libyan national, Abu Agila Masud, to the United States, over allegation on his connection to the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.
German Special Envoy to Libya, Christian Buck, and Ambassador, Michael Ohnmacht, discussed in Tripoli with Foreign Minister, Najla al-Mangoush, “what Germany diplomacy can do to help Libya to resume the Berlin Process leading to inclusive elections, restoring unity and renewing legitimacy.”
Libyan political analyst Hafed Al-Ghwell considered the extradition of intelligence official Abu Agila Masud to the United States a “high treason”.
A campaigner for the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has said the man accused of making the explosives should be tried in a court determined by the UN.