Lockerbie Bomber Had £1.8m In A Secret Swiss Account

Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi with his mother and daughter. (David Bebber/The Times)

Lockerbie Bomber Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi Had Secret £1.8m -- Times Online

The Lockerbie bomber had £1.8m in a Swiss bank account when he was convicted eight years ago, it has been revealed.

The Crown Office, Scotland’s equivalent of the Crown Prosecution Service, has confirmed it refused to grant bail to Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi as recently as November last year because of concerns he might try to gain access to the money.

The existence of such a large sum in a personal account casts doubt on claims by the Libyan government that Megrahi was a low-ranking airline worker.

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My Comment: For a worker who was .... according to the Libyan government .... a low-ranking airline worker, this gives immediate pause on who and what he really was.

In any case .... according to the Libyan Government, he dos not have long to live.