Wikileaks: Brits coached Libya to get Lockerbie bomber released.

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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/WikiLeaks-Sparks-Outrage-Over-Britains-Role-in-Lockerbie-Bomber-Release-6802

According to new documents released by WikiLeaks, the British government secretly aided Libya in securing the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi. The documents show that a British official instructed Libyan officials on how to apply for Megrahi's release given Megrahi's cancer diagnosis. Megrahi had been serving a lifelong sentence for his role in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 that killed 270 people. In 2009, Scotland granted him a compassionate release sparking outrage among the family members of the deceased victims. At the time, there were allegations that the British were aiding Megrahi's release in exchange for oil dealings with Libya.