Hague: Lockerbie bomber release 'wrong and misguided'

The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was “wrong and misguided”, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a letter to US senators today.

The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was “wrong and misguided”, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a letter to US senators today.

However, he accepted it was “legally and constitutionally proper” that the decision was one for the Scottish Government.

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