Lockerbie – Information relating to decision on Mr Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi

This site is maintained by the Scottish Government. It provides free access to declassified Scottish government documents (letters, memos and other papers) relating to the decision to free the alleged Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds. They include a timeline of events relating to the Lockerbie case, background information on the concept of release from prison on compassionate grounds in the context of the Scottish criminal justice system, letters from the government concerning prisoner exchange agreements with Libya and materials offering insight into the decision of Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.
Source: LIS-SOCIALSCIENCE@JISCMAIL.AC.UK