Britain: No plans to review Libya prisoner deal
US politicians angry with BP over a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico want to know if the company played a role in securing the release of a Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a US airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie.
Scottish authorities, who have broad legal powers, released Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Basset al-Megrahi last year because they believed he had only three months to live. Megrahi is still alive and living in Tripoli. His doctor recently admitted Megrahi could survive for many years ahead.
