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PETITION TO EXTRADITE THE MURDERER OF YVONNE FLETCHER
WPC YVONNE FLETCHER Was shot and killed outside the Libyans People Bureau in 1984.
Her killer was released from the Bureau and returned to Libya a few days later.
in view of the compassion shown by the UK to the Lockerbie bomber,
her killer should be returned to the UK to face justice.
This is the text of a petition
to the Prime Minister
for the return of the killer to the UK
From: David Pellat- JCC Inspectors
29 September 2009 10:29
To: Inspectors Committee Members;
Joint Central Committee;
All JBB's.
"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to urgently seek the extradition to the UK
of the murderer of WPC Yvonne Fletcher".
Deadline to sign up by was: 28 December 2009 (Now closed)– Signatures: 10,115
The Government response January 2010.
The Government fully appreciates the strength of feeling over the murder of WPC Fletcher. The UK government made the resumption of diplomatic relations between the UK and Libya in 1999 conditional upon Libya’s acknowledgement of responsibility for WPC Fletcher’s murder and the payment of compensation to her family. In 2003 the Government secured a Libyan promise to allow a UK police team to visit Libya to investigate her murder.
WPC Fletcher’s family deserves answers and it is vital that the investigation is allowed to resume. The UK Government continues to press Libya to allow further access for the Metropolitan Police team.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has made it clear they can only give final advice on prosecution when the Metropolitan Police investigation is completed.
As the CPS has said, these further investigations still continue and any public revelation of any details could jeopardise the gathering of further evidence.
On the question of extradition, prior to 2008 the Libyan penal code did not allow for extradition for trial. Since then the UK Government has negotiated an Extradition Treaty with Libya in 2008. This is yet to be ratified and the Libyans will retain the right under the Treaty to refuse extradition requests.
Nonetheless, the UK Government will continue to do everything possible to see that those responsible for this awful crime are brought to justice
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