FILE - Seen in this undated file photo,  Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, holding baby, poses with unidentified members of his family in Tripoli, Libya, in this image from TV. A Scottish court on  Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, convicted  Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi a Libyan intelligence officer, of murder in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and sentenced him to life in prison. News reports on Wednesday Aug. 12, 2009, state that Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi may be released on compassionate grounds, as he is terminally ill with cancer, and he may be released imminently, but the final decision lies with Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill. AP Photo logo AP Photo 30 months ago

FILE - Seen in this undated file photo, Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, holding baby, poses with unidentified members of his family in Tripoli, Libya, in this image from TV. A Scottish court on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2001, convicted Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi a Libyan intelligence officer, of murder in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and sentenced him to life in prison. News reports on Wednesday Aug. 12, 2009, state that Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi may be released on compassionate grounds, as he is terminally ill with cancer, and he may be released imminently, but the final decision lies with Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill.