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| UK and Libya make prisoner deal | UK and Libya make prisoner deal |
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| The UK has signed a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | The UK has signed a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya, the Foreign Office has confirmed. |
| The agreement will allow the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to apply to serve the rest of his sentence in a Libyan jail. | The agreement will allow the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to apply to serve the rest of his sentence in a Libyan jail. |
| Abdelbasset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, who has prostate cancer, is currently being held in Greenock prison in Scotland. | Abdelbasset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, who has prostate cancer, is currently being held in Greenock prison in Scotland. |
| He has begun a second appeal against his conviction for the 1988 attack on Pan AM Flight 103. | He has begun a second appeal against his conviction for the 1988 attack on Pan AM Flight 103. |
| The BBC's North Africa correspondent, Rana Jawad, said the package treaty encompasses four agreements, including prisoner transfer, extradition, mutual legal assistance, and civil and commercial law. | The BBC's North Africa correspondent, Rana Jawad, said the package treaty encompasses four agreements, including prisoner transfer, extradition, mutual legal assistance, and civil and commercial law. |
| Any possible transfer to a Libyan prison would depend on Megrahi dropping his current appeal, which is expected to last a year. | Any possible transfer to a Libyan prison would depend on Megrahi dropping his current appeal, which is expected to last a year. |
| And any transfer would have to be decided by Scottish ministers, who would have the final say. | |
| There has been no comment from Megrahi's legal team about whether they are to apply for him to be transferred to a Libyan jail. | There has been no comment from Megrahi's legal team about whether they are to apply for him to be transferred to a Libyan jail. |
| Megrahi's second appeal is being heard by five judges in Edinburgh, headed by Scotland's senior judge, the Lord Justice General, Lord Hamilton. | Megrahi's second appeal is being heard by five judges in Edinburgh, headed by Scotland's senior judge, the Lord Justice General, Lord Hamilton. |
| He has already lost one appeal against his conviction for the 1988 atrocity in which 270 people died. | He has already lost one appeal against his conviction for the 1988 atrocity in which 270 people died. |
| Since then he has been in prison in Scotland, and must remain in jail until at least 2026. | Since then he has been in prison in Scotland, and must remain in jail until at least 2026. |