Petition for a Public Inquiry into the Release of the Lockerbie Bomber
- Target:
- The Prime Minister Gordon Brown
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- mygeorgelee.com
I, George Lee, am an ex senior police officer who lost colleagues on the frontline fighting Libya’s state sponsored terrorism in the 1980s and 1990s. I am calling for a public inquiry into the release of the Lockerbie Bomber (Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi).
I served with WPC Yvonne Fletcher and was on duty when she was shot dead on 17 April 1984 in St. James’ Square, London during the siege of the Libyan Embassy. I also served with Met officers who were sent to Lockerbie after the bombing to help with body recovery and identification.
Al-Megrahi was convicted of the Lockerbie bombing. That means he should serve his time in prison. If he is innocent, as some have claimed, he should go through the proper appeals process and if successful we must find out who was actually responsible for these murders.
Releasing the Lockerbie Bomber sets an extremely dangerous precedent. The world might well believe that if sufficient pressure is applied, and the price is right, terrorists can walk free from British prisons.
The British government has turned its back on the victims of the Lockerbie bombing. Yvonne Fletcher’s killers, who are thought to have fled to Libya, have never been brought to justice.
Join me by signing my petition to call for a public inquiry to decide whether justice has been served by this government in our name. We need to know the truth, because the moral reputation of the nation is at stake. Britain cannot allow itself to be seen as a nation that will release convicted international terrorists if the price is right. That would only encourage more international terrorism on British soil and undermine the very reason British soldiers are being asked to risk their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
George Lee (Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Holborn & St. Pancras)
We, the undersigned, call upon the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, for:
1. An independent inquiry led by a former permanent secretary or former judge to gain transparency into the processes which led to the decision to release the Lockerbie Bomber.
2. A full assessment of the evidence to ensure that the British government has acted properly in the name of its citizens.
3. Clarification of whether trade, in particular access to oil, was a key factor in the decision making process.
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The Petition for a Public Inquiry into the Release of the Lockerbie Bomber petition to The Prime Minister Gordon Brown was written by George Lee, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Holborn & St Pancras and is in the category Politics at GoPetition.