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Freeing Megrahi 'will cost SNP the election'
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Aug 20, 2010 08:04pm |
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| Category | Perspective |
| Author | Eddie Barnes |
| News Date | Saturday, August 21, 2010 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A defiant Kenny MacAskill has insisted he has no regrets over freeing the Lockerbie bomber, amid growing warnings from figures within and outwith his party that his momentous decision a year ago today is damaging the SNP government's chances of re-election next year.
Twelve months after Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi flew home to Libya to a hero's welcome, Mr MacAskill said yesterday that his call - a ruling that will define the SNP's first ever period in government - was "not a matter of regrets, it's a matter of responsibility".
He told the watching world last year that, with Megrahi facing a "terminal, final and irrevocable" illness, he should be freed immediately.
However, a year on, and with Megrahi about to embark on a fresh course of treatment, Mr MacAskill faces increasing pressure in both Scotland and the USA over why the decision was taken. |
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