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Bob Menendez: “So, do you believe that al-Megrahi's release on compassionate grounds breached the verbal commitments by the United…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
So, do you believe that al-Megrahi's release on compassionate grounds breached the verbal commitments by the United Kingdom and the political understanding set forth in the 1998 Lockerbie justice agreement, that the suspects, if convicted, would serve their sentences fully?
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez questioned if al-Megrahi's release violated prior agreements.

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