YAHOO! NEWS: Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has defended his government's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber.
Mr Salmond believes the Scottish government made the right choice to free Abdelbaset al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds last August.
"You can only take a decision based on information at the time", he said.
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill also stands by the move.
He said: "Al Megrahi is terminally ill. I stand by my decision. I dealt with it following the rules. It's easy to criticise from the sidelines." >>> | Wednesday, July 21, 2010
