Edinburgh Research Explorer Releasing the Lockerbie Bomber Citation for published version: Kenealy, D 2017, 'Releasing the Lockerbie Bomber: National Interests, Intergovernmental Relations and Para-Diplomacy', Scottish Affairs, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 411-434. https://doi.org/10.3366/scot.2017.0208 Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3366/scot.2017.0208 Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Peer reviewed version Published In: Scottish Affairs General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact
[email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 30. Sep. 2021 RELEASING THE LOCKERBIE BOMBER: NATIONAL INTERESTS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND PARA-DIPLOMACY Daniel Kenealy1 Abstract In his recent book The Lockerbie Bombing: The Search for Justice, Kenny MacAskill recounts his decision to release Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi, the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing. Eight years have passed since Al- Megrahi’s release on compassionate grounds. In the book MacAskill ranges far beyond the events in which he was closely involved, recounting the bombing itself, the subsequent investigation, trial and appeals in an effort to offer a comprehensive account of the Lockerbie bombing.