The Independent logo The Independent 5 months ago

Holyrood urged to end 'stealth and spin' over Megrahi

While Mrs Clinton, the US Secretary of State, made a special call to the Scottish Justice minister, Kenny MacAskill, to urge him to keep Megrahi in prison, MSPs said there needed to be a debate in the Scottish Parliament rather than "secret briefings and... Full Article at The Independent

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Cast of Characters

  1. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al-Megrahi
  2. Kenny MacAskill
  3. Scottish Parliament
  4. US State Department US State Department
  5. Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi
  6. Eric Holder Eric Holder