Robert Menendez actually said...

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

09/28/2010

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