MacAskill under pressure over Lockerbie decision

Scotland’s justice secretary faced a barrage of criticism today as he explained why he freed the Lockerbie bomber.

MacAskill under pressure over Lockerbie decision
Mon, 24 Aug, 2009 - 20:03

Scotland’s justice secretary faced a barrage of criticism today as he explained why he freed the Lockerbie bomber.

Kenny MacAskill came under fire from Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Tories after a 20-minute statement to the Scottish parliament setting out his reasons for releasing Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi, who is dying from prostate cancer.

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