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LONDON — Scotland’s government defended itself Sunday against criticism from the U.S. over the decision to free the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber on compassionate grounds.
Speaking Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that releasing the bomber was “obviously a political decision.”
But Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond told BBC Radio that it was wrong to assume that all those affected by the bombing opposed releasing Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, terminally ill with prostate cancer.
“A number of the families, particularly in the U.K. . . . think that we made the right decision,” Salmond said.
