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Scotland says UK's deal with Libya was a mistake

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.

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.

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.

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.