Justice secretary Kenny MacAskill is still considering all the representations in both cases and hopes to make a decision this month.

法务大臣麦卡斯奇尔仍在考虑这两种处理办法，这个月希望能作出决定。

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Such an option exists under Scottish law, and Scottish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill, announcing Megrahi's release Thursday, said the convicted bomber and former Libyan intelligence officer is near death from prostate cancer.

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Two hundred seventy people were killed in the attack. Opposition Scottish Labor leader Iain Gray was blunt in his criticism of Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, who made the call to allow Abdel Basset al-Megrahi to leave prison and return home to Libya on compassionate grounds because he is terminally ill.

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Earlier in the debate, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill called on Holyrood to back the legislation.

BBC: Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill debate part 2

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill's amendment fell, with 48 MSPs backing it and with 74 against.

BBC: Decision time

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said prisons should not be "routinely used for short-term prisoners".

BBC: Prison overcrowding 'needs to be fixed', MacAskill says