A powerful militia was involved in the clandestine detention and questioning of a suspect in the 1988 downing of a New York-bound Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, according to Libyan officials. Militiamen rushed into Mas’ud’s bedroom and seized him, transporting him blindfolded to a detention centre run by the SSA in Tripoli, officials said. In Misrata, Mas’ud was interrogated by Libyan officers in the presence of US intelligence officers, said a Libyan official briefed on the interrogation. Some have questioned the legality of Mas’ud’s handover, given the role of informal armed groups and a lack of official extradition procedures. Mr Harchaoui said Mas’ud’s extradition signals the US is condoning what he portrayed as lawless behaviour.

Source: Libya Today December 17, 2022 21:40 UTC