Whereas Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was convicted for
the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people, including 189
United States citizens;
Whereas the Scottish courts released al-Megrahi from
prison on August 20, 2009, under the understanding that he was suffering from
terminal prostate cancer;
Whereas the Scottish authorities have never clarified why
al-Megrahi could not receive humane treatment while still in captivity;
Whereas al-Megrahi seems to have well outlived his
original diagnosis;
Whereas it is very troubling that al-Megrahi received a
hero’s welcome to his home country of Libya;
Whereas British Petroleum (BP) admitted on July 15, 2010,
that a delayed prisoner-transfer between Britain and Libya “could have a
negative impact” on BP’s oil negotiations;
Whereas there are allegations that BP inappropriately
attempted to affect the Scottish Government’s decision and possibly even the
doctor’s diagnosis; and
Whereas al-Megrahi’s release sends an incredibly offensive
message to the families that lost loved ones on Pan Am Flight 103: Now,
therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives
encourages the United Kingdom to investigate British Petroleum (BP) for foreign
corrupt practices.