Scotland's Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill gestures during an emergency session of the Scottish Parliament over the recent release of Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, Scotland August 24, 2009. Scotland, which is part of the United Kingdom but has its own devolved powers, including its own parliament and a separate legal system, has been under assault since deciding on Thursday to free Megrahi, the Libyan who carried out the Lockerbie airline bombing, on compassionate grounds. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 30 months ago

Scotland's Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill gestures during an emergency session of the Scottish Parliament over the recent release of Libyan Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, at the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh, Scotland August 24, 2009. Scotland, which is part of the United Kingdom but has its own devolved powers, including its own parliament and a separate legal system, has been under assault since deciding on Thursday to free Megrahi, the Libyan who carried out the Lockerbie airline bombing, on compassionate grounds.