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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8216589.stm:
23 August 2009
Quote:
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has said releasing the Lockerbie bomber was the "right decision", as criticism mounts from both sides of the Atlantic.
It follows an attack by the head of the FBI, who said freeing Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi made a "mockery of justice".
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Mr Salmond said the release was correct within the Scottish system, adding: "We didn't do it to court popularity."
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He said Scotland had a "strong" and "enduring" relationship with the US, but it did not "depend on us always coming to agreement".
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"We understand the upset. We understand the disagreement. But we have to do what is right in terms of our legal system, that is what we are duty-bound to do," he said.
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Not sure that Pres Obama or any US politician was gonna change the outcome.