BBC NEWS | Middle East | Lockerbie: The awkward questions"Scottish justice obviously played a leading part in one of the most disgraceful miscarriages of justice in history," he said.
"The Americans played their role in the investigation and influenced the prosecution."
Megrahi and the Libyan government will be quick to claim that he is innocent, as they have claimed all along.
He may seek to sue either the Scottish or the British authorities for wrongful conviction.
Libya could demand the return of the $2.7bn in compensation it paid to the victims' families - without ever accepting guilt.
Because of the magnitude of the case, there will be considerable embarrassment in both Washington and London.
"The Americans played their role in the investigation and influenced the prosecution."
Megrahi and the Libyan government will be quick to claim that he is innocent, as they have claimed all along.
He may seek to sue either the Scottish or the British authorities for wrongful conviction.
Libya could demand the return of the $2.7bn in compensation it paid to the victims' families - without ever accepting guilt.
Because of the magnitude of the case, there will be considerable embarrassment in both Washington and London.
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