{"id":19341,"date":"2011-12-22T08:01:19","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T08:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/libyan-bomber-in-last-interview\/"},"modified":"2011-12-22T08:01:19","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T08:01:19","slug":"libyan-bomber-in-last-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/22\/libyan-bomber-in-last-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Libyan bomber in &#8216;last&#8217; interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span>22 December 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>08:01 GMT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/57516000\/jpg\/_57516297_megrahi_in_bed.jpg\" width=\"304\" height=\"171\" alt=\"Abdelbaset al-Megrahi\" \/><span>Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was released from a Scottish prison suffering from cancer<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has given what he described as his &#8220;last interview&#8221; and again denied any involvement in the Lockerbie bombing.<\/p>\n<p>Megrahi is the only person to have been convicted in connection with the 1988 attack, which killed 270 people.<\/p>\n<p>He was released on compassionate grounds in 2009, after being diagnosed with cancer, and returned to Libya.<\/p>\n<p>Megrahi said: &#8220;I am an innocent man. I am about to die and I ask now to be left in peace with my family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The interview with Megrahi was filmed by investigator and former police officer George Thomson.<\/p>\n<p>It was published shortly after a memorial service, marking the 23rd anniversary of the atrocity, was held in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Scotland&#8217;s Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland travelled to the US for the memorial and laid a wreath on behalf of the people of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>He also made a speech in remembrance of the victims of the atrocity and met their relatives.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, he met FBI director Robert Mueller and US attorney general Eric Holder to discuss the opportunities for stepping up the investigation in Libya into the bombing.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Mulholland said: &#8220;I think I would be failing in my duty if I didn&#8217;t properly seek to take advantage of the opportunity that has opened up with the fall of Gaddafi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am determined to get the answers these families deserve.&#8221;<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 22 December 2011 Last updated at 08:01 GMT Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was released from a Scottish prison suffering from cancer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has given what he described as his &#8220;last interview&#8221; 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