Kenny MacAskill came under fire for his decision to free the only man ever convicted of the atrocity, which saw PanAm flight 103 blown up over the Dumfries and Galloway town, killing 270 people
Kenny MacAskill, the former Scottish justice secretary, has expressed his firm belief in the involvement of Libyan national Abu Agila Masud in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
With Abu Agila Masud set to face trial in the US next year, MacAskill told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland: "I have always believed he is the bomber." MacAskill also noted: "Megrahi himself didn't have the skills to do so, but that doesn't mean Megrahi didn't have a role in the operation." Consequently, Mr MacAskill authorised his release in August 2009 - although Megrahi eventually passed away nearly three years later, in May 2012.
Furthermore, he stated: "I followed the values and laws we uphold in Scotland and sent him home to see out the rest of his life." She shared: "The original trial at the Scottish court in the Netherlands considered Crown evidence from 227 witnesses over 72 days. Megrahi was convicted and that decision has been upheld twice at appeal."
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