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| DOJ to announce new criminal charges against Lockerbie bombing suspect: report |
| 2020-12-21 |
| [The Hill] The Department of Justice plans to announce criminal charges against a suspect in the 1988 Lockerbie, Scotland bombing on Monday, CNN reported Sunday evening. Before officially leaving his position, Attorney General William Barr intends to announce charges against former Libyan intelligence officer Abu Agila Mohammad Masud for his involvement with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, three officials briefed on the matter told CNN. Barr, who served as the attorney general under former President George H.W. Bush, will reveal the charges on the 32nd anniversary of the attack of the flight over Scotland that resulted in 270 people dead, most of whom were Americans. Officials think Masud is in Libya. They told CNN that the U.S. is discussing his potential extradition with Libya and talking to Scotland officials about obtaining evidence for the case. Prosecutors are expected to file the charges in D.C. The Justice Department did not immediately return a request for comment. When Barr was the attorney general for Bush, he announced the charges against two other men associated with Libyan intelligence in the attack. The U.S. alleged that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah put explosives in a cassette and radio player inside a suitcase on the plane. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 Glad to see they are going after the current and immanent threats. /sarc |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-12-21 13:33 |
| #1 ...I'm sure the FBI will drop what they're doing and go right out after him. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2020-12-21 06:07 |