The Allied Pilots Association (APA) issued the following
statement regarding the Scottish government’s decision to
release convicted terrorist Abdel Baset al-Megrahi from prison.
“On behalf of the pilots we represent and the passengers
we are charged with protecting, we oppose in the strongest possible
terms the release of convicted terrorist Abdel Baset al-Megrahi
from prison,” said APA President Captain Lloyd Hill.
“Has anyone forgotten that this individual was found guilty
of playing a hands-on role in the murders of 270 innocent people?
APA is baffled and disgusted that any civilized country would grant
a convicted mass murderer his freedom, much less give him a
hero’s welcome. As evidenced just a few scant years ago on
Sept. 11, 2001 — a day when 33 American Airlines and United
Airlines crewmembers were brutally murdered, along with thousands
of other innocent people—terrorism remains the scourge of
civilized society. Granting a mass murderer such as Abdel Baset
al-Megrahi his freedom sends the exact wrong message to all other
would-be terrorists.”
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was previously sentenced to life in
prison by a Scottish court for his involvement in the downing of
Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988. He had
served eight years before being released on “compassionate
grounds” due to a diagnosis of terminal cancer. APA is the
certified collective bargaining agent for the 11,500 pilots of
American Airlines.
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