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On 7 December 2022, [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie]] campaigner [[Patrick Haseldine]] wrote this letter:{{QB|
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On 7 December 2022, [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie]] campaigner [[Patrick Haseldine]] wrote this letter:
 
:Sir Iain Livingstone,
 
:Sir Iain Livingstone,
 
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:MURDER OF BERNT CARLSSON, UN COMMISSIONER FOR NAMIBIA
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:BERNT CARLSSON: MURDERED IN THE UK
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[[File:PatrickHaseldine3B.jpg|250px|right|thumb|[[Patrick Haseldine]]'s letter to ''The Guardian'' of December 7, 1989]]
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:Thirty three years ago today, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PatrickHaseldine3B.jpg ''The Guardian'' published this letter] from me:
 
:Thirty three years ago today, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PatrickHaseldine3B.jpg ''The Guardian'' published this letter] from me:
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[[File:PatrickHaseldine3B.jpg|250px|right|thumb|[[Patrick Haseldine]]'s letter to ''The Guardian'' of December 7, 1989]]{{QB|
 
:'''"Finger of suspicion"'''
 
:'''"Finger of suspicion"'''
 
:"Exactly one year ago, you published my letter suggesting that [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs Thatcher]] might have a blind spot as far as [[South Africa]]n 'terrorism' is concerned.
 
:"Exactly one year ago, you published my letter suggesting that [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs Thatcher]] might have a blind spot as far as [[South Africa]]n 'terrorism' is concerned.
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:"I cannot be the only puzzled observer of this tragedy to wonder why police attention did not immediately focus on a [[South Africa]]n connection. The question to be put (probably to [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs Thatcher]]) is: given the South African proclivity to using the diplomatic bag for conveying explosives and the likelihood that the bomb was loaded aboard the aircraft at Heathrow ([[David Pallister#Germans link Heathrow with Lockerbie bomb|''vide'' David Pallister, ''The Guardian'', November 9, 1989]]) why has it taken so long for the finger of suspicion to point towards [[South Africa]]?
 
:"I cannot be the only puzzled observer of this tragedy to wonder why police attention did not immediately focus on a [[South Africa]]n connection. The question to be put (probably to [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs Thatcher]]) is: given the South African proclivity to using the diplomatic bag for conveying explosives and the likelihood that the bomb was loaded aboard the aircraft at Heathrow ([[David Pallister#Germans link Heathrow with Lockerbie bomb|''vide'' David Pallister, ''The Guardian'', November 9, 1989]]) why has it taken so long for the finger of suspicion to point towards [[South Africa]]?
 
:"Were police inquiries into [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie]] subject to any political guidance or imperatives?"<ref>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PatrickHaseldine3B.jpg "Finger of suspicion"]''</ref>}}
 
:"Were police inquiries into [[Pan Am Flight 103|Lockerbie]] subject to any political guidance or imperatives?"<ref>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PatrickHaseldine3B.jpg "Finger of suspicion"]''</ref>}}
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The only “investigation” of [[Bernt Carlsson]]’s murder was conducted by Scottish Detective Constable [[John Crawford]] whose 2002 book, [http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Lockerbie-Incident-Detectives-Tale/dp/1553698061 "The Lockerbie Incident: A Detective's Tale"], states (on pages 88/89):[[File:The_Lockerbie_Incident.jpg|250px|right|thumb|[[John Crawford|DC Crawford]]'s 2002 book: "The Lockerbie Incident: A Detective's Tale"]]{{QB|
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:"We even went as far as consulting a very helpful lady librarian in Newcastle who contacted us with information she had on [[Bernt Carlsson]]. She provided much of the background on the political moves made by [[Bernt Carlsson|Carlsson]] on behalf of the [[United Nations]].
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===Scotland Yard inquiry===
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:He had survived a previous attack on an aircraft he had been travelling on in Africa. It is unlikely that he was a target as the political scene in Southern Africa was moving inexorably towards its present state. No matter what happened to [[Bernt Carlsson|Carlsson]] after he had completed his mission in [[Namibia]] the political changes were already well in place and his demise would not have altered anything. This would have made a nonsense of any alleged assassination attempt on him as it would not have achieved anything. I discounted the theory as being almost totally beyond the realms of feasibility.
 
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:We eventually produced a report on all fifteen [[John Crawford#Lockerbie 'first fifteen'|(the 'first fifteen' of the interline passengers)]] to the SIO ([[Stuart Henderson]]), each person had their own story and as many antecedents as we could gather. The other teams had also finished their profiles of their group of interline passengers. None of them had found anything which could categorically put any of the interline passengers into any frame as a target, dupe or anything else other than a victim of crime."<ref>''[http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Lockerbie-Incident-Detectives-Tale/dp/1553698061 "The Lockerbie Incident: A Detective's Tale"]''</ref>}}
 
 
[[File:Carlsson_Pan_Am_103.jpg|400px|right|thumb|[[Bernt Carlsson]], the prime target on [[Pan Am Flight 103]] ]]
 
[[File:Carlsson_Pan_Am_103.jpg|400px|right|thumb|[[Bernt Carlsson]], the prime target on [[Pan Am Flight 103]] ]]
 
On 28 May 2015, I asked Sir Bernard (now [[Lord Hogan-Howe]]) to open a [[Scotland Yard]] inquiry into the targeting of [[Bernt Carlsson]] on [[Pan Am Flight 103]] [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Bernard_Hogan-Howe#Bernt_Carlsson_murder_inquiry (attachment 1).]
 
On 28 May 2015, I asked Sir Bernard (now [[Lord Hogan-Howe]]) to open a [[Scotland Yard]] inquiry into the targeting of [[Bernt Carlsson]] on [[Pan Am Flight 103]] [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Bernard_Hogan-Howe#Bernt_Carlsson_murder_inquiry (attachment 1).]
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:Address New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JL}}
 
:Address New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JL}}
  
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===Police Scotland inquiry===
 
Accordingly, Sir Iain, could you now please{{QB|
 
Accordingly, Sir Iain, could you now please{{QB|
 
* Open a [[Police Scotland]] inquiry into the targeting of [[Bernt Carlsson]] on [[Pan Am Flight 103]]; or,
 
* Open a [[Police Scotland]] inquiry into the targeting of [[Bernt Carlsson]] on [[Pan Am Flight 103]]; or,

Revision as of 10:32, 7 December 2022

Person.png Sir Iain Livingstone  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(solicitor, police officer)
Iain Livingstone.webp
BornIain Thomas Livingstone
6 October 1966
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen

Employment.png Chief Constable of Police Scotland

In office
27 August 2018 - Present

Sir Iain Livingstone is a Scottish police officer who is currently Chief Constable of Police Scotland. He was named as the next Chief Constable on 15 August 2018 and took up office formally on 27 August 2018.[1]

Early life

Iain Livingstone graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1988 with a first class Bachelor of Laws degree. During his time as a student at Aberdeen he played association football as a forward for Raith Rovers and Montrose. He also attended the University of Strathclyde before beginning a career as a solicitor.

Police career

Iain Livingstone joined Lothian and Borders Police in 1992, rising swiftly through the ranks and eventually becoming head of that force's CID branch and Assistant Chief Constable for Crime. He graduated with a master's degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, where he studied from 1998 as a Fulbright scholar; he also served secondments as a special investigator with the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, was part of Lord Bonomy's review of corroboration for Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland, and has sat on the Scottish Sentencing Council.

When Lothian & Borders was amalgamated into the new Police Scotland force in 2013, Livingstone was named Deputy Chief Constable for Crime and operations. After being overlooked for the Chief Constable job when Phil Gormley was appointed as the successor to Stephen House in late 2015, he initially remained part of the force executive but in summer 2017 announced his intention to retire. He then accepted a request to reconsider his decision after several allegations of misconduct were made against Chief Constable Gormley and the latter was placed on special leave; by September 2017 Livingstone was leading the force on an interim basis. When Gormley resigned in February 2018 to contest the allegations, Livingstone became the frontrunner to succeed him formally. The role as Chief Constable from 27 August 2018 carries a four-year term and an annual salary of £216,000.[2]

Staying in Scotland

When Dame Cressida Dick resigned as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in February 2022, Scotland's Chief Constable Iain Livingstone ruled himself out of applying for the top job at The Met. Livingstone had impressed Home Secretary Priti Patel with the way he tackled public order at COP26 in Glasgow, according to a report in The Times.[3]

Murdered in the UK

On 7 December 2022, Lockerbie campaigner Patrick Haseldine wrote this letter:

Sir Iain Livingstone,
Chief Constable of Police Scotland,
PO BOX 2460,
Dalmarnock,
Glasgow, G40 9BA
Dear Sir Iain,
BERNT CARLSSON: MURDERED IN THE UK
Thirty three years ago today, The Guardian published this letter from me:
Patrick Haseldine's letter to The Guardian of December 7, 1989
"Finger of suspicion"
"Exactly one year ago, you published my letter suggesting that Mrs Thatcher might have a blind spot as far as South African 'terrorism' is concerned.
"Fourteen days after publication, Pan Am Flight 103 was blown out of the sky upon Lockerbie. Of the 270 victims, the most prominent person was the Swede Mr Bernt Carlsson – UN Commissioner for Namibia – whose obituary appeared on page 29 of your December 23, 1988 edition.
"I cannot be the only puzzled observer of this tragedy to wonder why police attention did not immediately focus on a South African connection. The question to be put (probably to Mrs Thatcher) is: given the South African proclivity to using the diplomatic bag for conveying explosives and the likelihood that the bomb was loaded aboard the aircraft at Heathrow (vide David Pallister, The Guardian, November 9, 1989) why has it taken so long for the finger of suspicion to point towards South Africa?
"Were police inquiries into Lockerbie subject to any political guidance or imperatives?"[4]

Scotland Yard inquiry

Bernt Carlsson, the prime target on Pan Am Flight 103

On 28 May 2015, I asked Sir Bernard (now Lord Hogan-Howe) to open a Scotland Yard inquiry into the targeting of Bernt Carlsson on Pan Am Flight 103 (attachment 1).

In June 2018, I created a petition inviting Cressida Dick to open a murder inquiry into the case of Bernt Carlsson (attachment 2).

On 21 November 2022, I repeated the request to Sir Mark Rowley for a Bernt Carlsson murder inquiry (attachment 3).

Sir Mark Rowley's office replied on 5 December 2022:

Dear Mr Haseldine,
Thank you for getting in touch with the Commissioner.
I have done some enquiries around this matter and I can confirm that primacy of any investigation remains with Police Scotland in this matter and therefore any enquiries in relation to this matter or request for any action to be taken in light of that should be sent to them directly.
Kind regards,
Adam Abdul-Hamid, Inspector, Staff Officer to the Commissioner
Address New Scotland Yard, Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JL

Police Scotland inquiry

Accordingly, Sir Iain, could you now please

Yours sincerely,

Patrick Haseldine[5]


 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Targeting of Bernt Carlsson on Pan Am Flight 103Letter17 February 2023Patrick HaseldineIan Ferguson: "In the early stages of the Lockerbie investigation, Bernt Carlsson's Presikhaaf suitcase was seen as the more likely bomb case. Police sources at the time said that this case was cleared of being the suspect case on November 23rd 1989."
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References

  1. ↑ "Iain Livingstone named as Scotland's new chief constable"
  2. ↑ "New chief urged to tackle police 'misogyny'"
  3. ↑ "Scotland police chief rules himself out of Met job"
  4. ↑ "Finger of suspicion"
  5. ↑ "Scotland Yard to launch Bernt Carlsson murder inquiry"
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