Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 4/20/1998
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of April 20, 1998
- Norwegian oil investment in Libya Libya-Norway, Business, 4/23/1998
- Lybia's acceptance of trial offer causes disputes among Lockerbie victims families
The representative of the British families victims of Lockerbie explosion in 1988 Jim Swire said on Wednesday that Tripoli has agreed to try two Libyan suspected to be involved in the explosion in Holland according to Scottish law, providing that the court's chairman is to be a judge appointed by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Libya-UK, International, 4/23/1998 - Lockerbie victims agree with Abdul Meguid and Libyan justice minister
Libyan minister said the representative of the victims' families, James Sweir, and lawyer of the victims' families, Robert Black, reiterated the words of Nelson Mandella, the South African president: it is illogical that the two enemy countries in the Lockerbie issue can judge the issue because they are enemies. Libya, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Gaddafi receives representatives of Lockerbie victims' families
Swier said: "I did not come here to say the two Libyans are guilty or not guilty, rather to facilitate finding out an outlet for this question." Libya-UK, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Libyan lawyer agrees suggestion for trial at neutral site Libya-UK, Judicial, 4/21/1998
- Libya, Congo sign cooperation agreements Libya-Congo, Economics, 4/20/1998