terminally ill

Scotland Still Defending Lockerbie Bomber Decision

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 08/25/2009 - 3:10am

The fallout from the decision to free the only man convicted in the Lockerbie bombing continues to grow. Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who's terminally ill, was freed from a Scottish prison last week on compassionate grounds.

Since then, there's been mounting criticism of those who made the decision to release the convicted bomber, especially the Scottish justice secretary.

NPR's Rob Gifford talks with Steve Inskeep about the fallout.