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Should the Lockerbie Bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, have been freed on compassionate grounds?
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September 3rd, 2009
Recently, the man convicted for the murder of 270 people in the Lockerbie Bombing was released from a Scottish prison by the Scottish Government on compassionate grounds. Megrahi has terminal cancer and has been given 3 months to live. He was allowed to return to Libya to die. He served 8 years of a life sentence.
The decision caused a huge furor in relations between the USA (who strongly opposed the release), the Scottish government in Edinburgh and the British government in London. Not to mention the huge upset to the relations of those who were killed.
The Scottish justice secretary, Kenny MacAskill insists he followed the law of Scotland (who have jurisdiction in the matter) in arriving at his decision to release Megrahi.
Do you think this was a wise decision?
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