Lockerbie is back in vogue. The Telegraph reports that Mi5 has ‘conclusive
evidence’ that Moussa Koussa was ‘directing operational and intelligence gathering activities against Libyan dissidents’ and organising support for terror groups. Koussa is
expected to meet with Scottish prosecutors later this week to discuss the Lockerbie bombing. Also, the Libyan rebels have
pledged to assist British security services investigate Gaddafi’s sponsorship of terrorism, particularly the IRA.
Anything that brings Gaddafi and his most murderous henchmen to justice will give solace to victims. But no amount of water can wash away the grubby circumstances of al-Megrahi’s release. The subtle influence of the government on the Scottish authorities has been covered and condemned, the role of business agencies less so.
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