Lockerbie bombing suspect seized from Libya in ‘cloak and dagger’ operation
A Lockerbie bombing suspect has claimed he was illegally removed from Libya to stand trial in the United States after “a cloak and dagger operation conducted in the dead of night”. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi has alleged he was abducted by armed men and handed over “hooded and bound” to FBI agents, who [...] The post Lockerbie bombing suspect seized from Libya in ‘cloak and dagger’…
A suspect in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing claimed he was unlawfully removed from Libya to stand trial in the United States. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, also known as Mas'ud, alleged that he was abducted by armed men and handed over to FBI agents. The Libyan government argues that his removal was a case of unlawful rendition.
The U.S. Department of Justice maintains that the manner of his removal should not prevent his trial from proceeding. Al-Marimi's lawyers claim that he was taken by a militia group known for brutality and a disregard for human rights. The U.S. government argues that the court's jurisdiction is not dependent on the method of his transfer.
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