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Straw 'backed down' over Megrahi
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8229114.stm
Justice Secretary Jack Straw dropped a demand to exclude the Lockerbie bomber from a Libyan prisoner transfer accord, the Sunday Times has reported. Letters leaked to the paper say Mr Straw wanted to exclude Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi from the accord. But he backed down, citing "overwhelming" UK interests in advance of a major oil deal. TimesOnline: Lockerbie bomber 'set free for oil'.
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