Former Bromsgrove doctor says Gaddafi's involvement in Lockerbie remains unclear (From Bromsgrove Advertiser)

Former Bromsgrove doctor says Gaddafi's involvement in Lockerbie remains unclear

10:50am Tuesday 25th October 2011 in Local

A FORMER Bromsgrove doctor, whose daughter died in the Lockerbie bombing, believes there are unanswered questions surrounding the true extent of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s involvement.

Libya’s Acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril announced Col Gaddafi was killed in crossfire after being captured in his birthplace of Sirte last Thursday, (October 20).

Dr Jim Swire, formerly of Pikes Pool Lane and whose 23-year-old daughter Flora was killed in the 1988 bombing, has always campaigned for justice for the only man convicted of the atrocity, Libyan Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi.

He suspects Iranian involvement, and believes Lockerbie was used to “get revenge” on Gaffadi.

Speaking to the Advertiser, Dr Swire said: “I am satisfied al-Megrahi is innocent, but we have no idea whether Gaddafi was ever involved or not.

“The world was misled about Lockerbie and I still believe Libya is a side issue.

“The problem we now have is the documents that will come out of Tripoli and Libya, following Gaddafi’s death, need to be checked thoroughly as things could be planted to support the American view.”

Dr Swire has always campaigned for justice for al-Megrahi ever since attending his trial.

Al-Megrahi spent eight years in a Scottish jail, before being released on compassionate grounds by the Scottish Government in 2009, after being diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.

Dr Swire has been visiting Scotland this week to support a new petition to get the Scottish Justice committee to review al-Megrahi’s conviction.

“I am hoping to stir up the Scottish population - it would be a major step,” he said.

“It Scotland wants to become a separate nation it needs to have a free fair justice system, which requires a review of the Lockerbie verdict.”