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BP Lobbied Brits Ahead of Lockerbie Bomber Release
Jul 15th 2010 – 9:25AM
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LONDON (July 15) -- Amid a new U.S. furor over trading a terrorist for commercial considerations, BP confirmed today that it had lobbied the British government in late 2007 over a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya prior to the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. The London-based petroleum giant said...
Background on Megrahi
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi (, ; 1 April 1952 – 20 May 2012) was a Libyan citizen, alleged former intelligence officer, former head of security for Libyan Arab Airlines and former director of the Centre for Strategic Studies in Tripoli, the capital of Libya.
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