| [Maghrebia] Libya on Wednesday (May 6th) formally requested the extradition of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi from the UK. Al-Megrahi is currently serving a minimum term of 27 years in a Scottish prison for blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988 and killing 270 people. His extradition became possible on April 29th, when Libya and the UK ratified a prisoner transfer agreement. The request could take three months or more to process, AFP reported, For his extradition to be approved, Al-Megrahi, who is terminally ill with cancer, will have to drop the appeal against his conviction. |