Scotland claims its “compassionate release” system is about mercy. But Lockerbie proved it was about oil, money, and political bargaining. New data now shows Scotland is still freeing “terminal” prisoners who inconveniently keep living.
iPINIONS revisits the Lockerbie bomber scandal to expose a pattern of corruption dressed up as compassion, and the powerful figures who profited from it.
Read my full take on Substack:
https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/the-lockerbie-bomber-scotlands-compassionate
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