Scotland's first Minister is criticizing the British government for including the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer agreement it signed with Libya in 2007.
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Alex Salmond told British lawmakers Tuesday that a the deal former Prime Minister Tony Blair struck with Libya was a mistake because it failed to respect Scottish law. Libya asked for Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to be released under the agreement.
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Scotland's government refused and released him only last August, on compassionate grounds, after doctors said he was suffering from cancer and only had about three months to live.
Al-Megrahi flew home to a hero's welcome in Libya. His Scotland-based lawyer Tony Kelly told the Associated Press earlier this month that he is still alive.














