Lockerbie Bomber: Life-prolonging drug revelations increase need to see all the medical evidence

Newspaper reports state that the Lockerbie Bomber's life is being prolonged by the drug Taxotere, which he may have had access to in jail when he was incarcerated in Scotland.

Bill Aitken MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice, says:

"The decision to release the Lockerbie Bomber was a bad decision, made badly. The longer this saga continues, more revelations continue to surface, just like today. Almost seven months on and Scotland is still sickened by the sight of his hero's return to Tripoli.

"Alex Salmond's SNP Government is still refusing to publish the independent medical advice upon which they based their decision to free Britain's biggest mass murderer.

"Was the existence of a drug which is reportedly now extending the life of the Lockerbie Bomber included in any of the reports Kenny MacAskill read before making the decision to release him?

"The public has a right to know the full details of why the Lockerbie Bomber was released, including backdated reports and all on-going medical assessments. Every day, the SNP Government looks more and more foolish and until all the evidence is published, that will not change."

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