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Scottish justice minister defends his decision to free Lockerbie bomber
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Kenny MacAskill facing MSPs in Edinburgh today
Edinburgh, Scotland - Scotland's justice minister Monday defended his much-criticized decision to free the only man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing.
The Scottish administration has faced unrelenting criticism from both the U.S. government and some of the families of American victims of the 1988 Pan Am bombing since it announced last week that it was freeing Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi on compassionate grounds.
The terminally ill Megrahi, who has prostate cancer, returned to his native Libya on Thursday, where he was greeted by crowds waving Libyan and Scottish flags.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill defended the decision Monday, but said Libya had broken a promise by giving the convicted terrorist a hero's welcome.
MacAskill said the warm homecoming for Megrahi breached assurances from Libyan authorities that "any return would be dealt with in a low-key and sensitive fashion."
The terminally ill Megrahi, who has prostate cancer, returned to his native Libya on Thursday, where he was greeted by crowds waving Libyan and Scottish flags.
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill defended the decision Monday, but said Libya had broken a promise by giving the convicted terrorist a hero's welcome.
MacAskill said the warm homecoming for Megrahi breached assurances from Libyan authorities that "any return would be dealt with in a low-key and sensitive fashion."
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