Monday, August 24, 2009

Lockerbie : Law Society of Scotland President accuses US Government of bullying Scotland over Al Megrahi release

As quoted in today’s session of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh by Michael Matheson MSP, the Law Society of Scotland supported the release of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, the man convicted of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in December 1988

Here follows an interview with the President of the Law Society of Scotland, Ian ‘73k’ Smart, who talks about the release on compassionate grounds, while also accusing the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, of being a bully in her opinions expressed to the Scottish Government over Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill’s consideration over the release of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.

Interestingly, while Ian Smart and the Law Society may well have supported the release of Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, they are a little less supportive of a full independent inquiry, which would probably end up damaging many institutions of Scots Law (including the biggest bully of them all, the Law Society of Scotland itself - Ed)

Law Society President Ian Smart speaks on the release of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, accuses US of bullying …

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

LOL not in Edinburgh just around Airdrie !

Anonymous said...

errm 73k not well spent

Anonymous said...

Methinks he doth complain a bit much over a reaction that was completely predictable and expected. On second thought perhaps not to some of those participating in the decision and justifying it after the fact. Who in their right mind would expect that after you've given someone what could be understood as very personal and obscene gesture, that they should retort with thoughtful words, acceptance, support, sympathy, or adulation.