By Suzannah Hills UPDATED: 08:07 EST, 20 May 2012 Scotland’s Justice Secretary told the Lockerbie bomber to drop his appeal to smooth the way for him to be released on compassionate grounds, it was claimed today. Kenny MacAskill allegedly told Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi indirectly that he would be let out of jail in 2009 if he dropped his court case after he was given just three months to live. Shortly before the official announcement Al-Megrahi did mysteriously abandon the appeal against his conviction - even though he was under no legal obligation to do so. The bomber, who has terminal prostate cancer, is still alive in Libya two-and-a-half years after his release, to the embarrassment of the Scottish Government.
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Scottish government deny claims they helped clear way for bomber's release
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Megrahi was given just three months to live when he was released in 2009 - but he is STILL alive and well
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Book claims Al-Megrahi was the 'innocent victim of dirty politics, a flawed investigation and judicial folly'
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