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Reports that Lockerbie bomber will be freed condemned

August 13, 2009 9:30 AM
Originally published by Scottish Liberal Democrats

Commenting on reports that the Lockerbie bomber is to be released on compassionate grounds, Liberal Democrat Justice spokesperson Robert Brown said:

"If this decision is confirmed then it is wrong in principle, wrong in practice and sets the wrong precedent.

"This is a man who was convicted in a Scottish court under the eyes of the world of the worst atrocity in Scotland in modern times.

"In a case like this it is difficult to see why the Scottish Government seems to have weighted the balance of compassion in favour of the criminal and against the interests of the victims, their families and the general public."

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