Libya

Schumer: Cut Off Libya Aid If New Govt. Doesn't Turn Over Lockerbie Bomber

Eric Kleefeld | August 31, 2011, 12:26PM

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is calling for the United States to put a new condition on aid to the new government in Libya: Extradite convicted Pan-Am Flight 103 bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.

"If the new Libyan government continues to shield this convicted terrorist from justice, then they should not get one more cent of support from the United States," said Schumer, NBC reports.

"We put American lives and money on the line to help the Libyan people secure their freedom. It's time the Libyan government lives up to its commitment to create a free and accountable society by handing over al-Megrahi so that justice can finally be done."

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Libya

Schumer Wants More Proof That Lockerbie Bomber is Near Death

Susan Crabtree | August 29, 2011, 4:27PM

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wants more proof from Libyan officials to back up their claims that Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi is too incapacitated to be turned over to the U.S. government.

The Libyan National Transitional Council, or NTC, last night said al-Megrahi is in a coma and they have no intention of turning over the convicted terrorist.

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