Sudan hails release of Libyan Lockerbie bomber
August 20, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese government today welcomed the decision by Scotland to free a terminally ill Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Pan Am airliner bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland.
The Sudanese state minister for media and communications Kamal Obeid congratulated Libya for the “victory”, according to statements on the pro-government Sudanese Media Center (SMC) website.
Obeid said that this decision shows that the Western countries use political issues and turn them into legal ones “to serve its own agenda”.
“The Lockerbie case is in essence a political piracy from some major powers against weakened countries” Obeid said adding that the international community should apply justice equally without double standards.
The Sudanese official remarks appeared to be making subtle reference to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued last March for president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir.
Sudan accuses Western countries of using the ICC as a new tool of colonialism to pressure third world countries.
Last month Libya successfully lobbied African Union (AU) states that are ICC members to agree to a resolution instructing them not to cooperate with the court in apprehending Bashir.
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Joseph lago
Sudan hails release of Libyan Lockerbie bomber
what sort of victory? victory for deadman walking, he deserved death and i would love him to here him dead within days because he is an arab and terrorist mass muderer of innocence civilians.
thank you for nothing.
Kur
Sudan hails release of Libyan Lockerbie bomber
Is this a victory or a compassion from the Scotish Government, who has shown mercy to a merciless killer? This is how those who believe in the value of human dignity act, but I am afraid the release of Megrahi is a mistake because it tells other terrorists waiting to strike against innoent people that they, too,can get way with their evil crimes.
Kur
Ahmed Binouf
All Criminals Must Die..
All criminals must die..
Al Basheer and other terrorists around him should all go to “Hell” exactly as the Libyan terrorist, the stupid regime in Khartoum losing no chance to link between his case with ICC and other criminal cases that already been done through true justice systems, they were trying to get out of the bottle neck using their skills to convince people of Sudan that Western countries are trying to destroy Sudan for their own agendas.. Get lost all of you and think of other ways, this one will never work and the Sudanese people knew already what kind of politicians you are, group of cheaters, killers and thugs ruling Sudan for 20 years, killing people left and right, generating crises all around the country and finally trying to just go clean, HELL NO….
Soon you will be dying in prison Basheer…. So get ready maaaan…
To hell all NIF
Samuel A. J.
Sudan hails release of Libyan Lockerbie bomber
what a shame. a man who murdered over 250 civilians is being venerated. what is this world turing into?