No deal on Megrahi, says Gaddafi

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has denied any deal was done to secure the release of the only man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

In a TV interview with Al Jazeera Colonel Gaddafi said no deal was done and that he now considers the matter to be closed.

Asked about any deal over the release, Col Gaddafi said: "No, no, it is very clear, he had this illness and consequently they were compelled to release him because of this disease. There was no deal or anything else."