The US has raised concerns about the release of the Lockerbie bomber, after the foreign secretary said the decision to free him was “a mistake”.
William Hague spoke to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said Britain may wish to explain the circumstances behind Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s release.
Four US senators believe oil giant BP lobbied for the move to secure a deal with Libya.
The Scottish government said Megrahi was freed on compassionate grounds.
It has denied having any contact with BP before its decision last year to release the Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing which killed 270 people, most of them Americans.
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Special hearings examining Megrahi’s release will be held at Capitol Hill on 29 July.
The US Senate foreign relations committee said it would ask BP officials to testify after the company admitted lobbying the British government in 2007 over a prisoner transfer agreement (PTA) with Libya.
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US Senate to examine Lockerbie bomber release
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