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Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Jamahiriya News Agency English News Bulletin Saturday 2 Muharram March 16th, 2002 Jana/1 Professor Robert Black Criticises the Ruling of Scottish Court London/ al Rabie 16 / Jana Profesor Robert Black, Professor of Scottish law in the university of Edinburgh has strongly criticised the ruling of the Scottish court against the Libyan national and hostage, Abdel Bsaset el Megrahi. In a phone interview with Jana News Agency in London he said : I am very disappointed for the ruling of the appeal court as the appeal court took a very narrow view of its function. The appeal court was not prepared to reverse the decision made the trial court, simply on the basis that there was evidence contradicting these findings. /Jamahiriya News Agency / 19 : 57 Jana/2 Assistant Secretary General of Arab Laywer /Surprise Holland/ al Rabie 16/ Jana The assistant secretary general of the Arab Lawyers Union, Ziad al Hausana, has announced that the ruling issued in camp Zeist against the Libyan national, Abdel Basset el Megrahi, was a surprising shock to everyone, especially Arab and foreign lawyers who followed the case and have been deeply surprised by the ruling. In an interview with MBC he said we were expecting the opposite result as the basis of justice point to the innocence of the Libyan national, Abdel Basset el Megrahi. /Jamahiriya News Agency / 20 : 00 Jana/3 Great Jamahiriya Law Union General Trustees / Statement Tripoli / al Rabie 16 / Jana The law union general trustees in the Great Jamahiriya affirmed that the Scottish appeal court verdict at camp Zeist in Holland which convicted the Libyan citizen Abdel Basset al Megrahi is a political verdict and non-judicial, imposed by foreign parties and again caused a major assault on the Scottish judicial system. The trustees expressed their deep concern for this unjust verdict in which it expressed its astonishment and its strong condemnation, of the verdict which shows the continuation of the unjust measures against this citizen and again caused a major assault on the Scottish judicial system by issuing this verdict which highlighted political pressures. The members of the union are calling for the following: First: The immediate release of the political hostage, Abdul Basset el Megrahi, the libyan citizen and affirming the unlawful verdict of the court of appeal against him. Second: Undermining any demand to handing over or any kind of dealing with the parts of this case only after establishing a just judicial committee from the united nations. Third: The immediate lifting, full and eternal lifting of the unjust measures which were imposed against the Great Jamahiriya. Four: Compensating the Great Jamahiriya for the damages caused by the unjust measures which were implemented to satisfy those who exert their hegemony over the un. /Jamahiriya News Agency / 20 : 05 Jana/4 Student Masses / Statement Tripoli / al Rabie 16 / Jana The student masses in the Great Jamahiriya strongly condemned the Scottish court's verdict against Abdul Basset el Megrahi, the Libyan political hostage and refusing his appeal. The statement said that the world witnessed and followed up this court which undoubtedly revealed the innocence of Abdul Basset el Megrahi for what is called the Lockerbie case. It added that all the honest and peace and justice lovers are condemning this unjust verdict and the political pressures exerted on the court to issue such a verdict. The international court is the last wall for the weak peoples to shelter behind to protect its right to living in dignity. The students of the Great Jamahiriya will continue their international peoples action to defend El Megrahi till his innocence is proved and it affirmed the following: One: The Libyan citizen Abdel Basset el Megrahi is a political hostage who must be released. Two: The court is a political one and has no relations with the law therefore verdict should not be accepted. Three: The students of the Great Jamahiriya appealed to Arab, African, non-aligned and students of the world to support the students of the Great Jamahiriya to defend the right of the political hostage in a fair court. Four: This court is a dangerous, unprecedented one which should be exposed. Its legitimacy should be challenged by all peaceful means. Five: The masses are appealing to all the lovers of peace and liberty to act continuously to expose the truth in all international forums. Six: Appealing to all committees, institutions and associations of human rights to take measures to liberate El Megrahi to let him return proud to his family and country. /Jamahiriya News Agency / 20 : 11 Jana/5 Lawyers/ Affirmation Tunisia/ al Rabie 16 / Jana El Hafir el Lauz, a Tunisian lawyer, affirmed to the Tunisian court of appeal that the verdict of the Scottish appeal court against Abdel Basset el Megrahi, the Libyan hostage, was a political verdict and not a lawful one. During an interview with London radio in Tunisia El Lauz said that we were waiting for the rejection of the first verdict of this court and ruling for his innocence. He added that this verdict caused new astonishments as we were hoping that the Scottish judicial system, which is known for its justice, impartiality and independence, to highlight the high values that we believe in and respect for the judicial system in general but the verdict caused disappointment. He emphasised that the court, since the first moment was a political one and not a judicial one as it did not repect the law and described that what happened in this court is taking us to the medieval period. He said that according to the evidence we have the Libyan citizen El Megrahi was not involved in the Lockerbie events but what happened is the result of the American justice. /Jamahiriya News Agency / _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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