The Scottish first minister has called on the UK and US governments to publish all of their documents relating to the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
Alex Salmond said US authorities had not wanted Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi to be released from a Scottish prison.
But he claimed they said it would be preferable for Megrahi to be released on compassionate grounds rather than under a prisoner transfer agreement.
He said the documents would "vindicate" the Scottish government's actions.
Speaking on Sky News, Mr Salmond emphasised that the Scottish government had made public all of its own documents relating to the release of Megrahi in August last year.
He said the UK and US governments had refused to grant permission for some of the correspondence they had with the Scottish government ahead of Megrahi's release to be published.
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