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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi said that MacAskill was "a great man". Reiterating his belief in Megrahi's innocence, he added that the Justice Secretary had "made the right decision" and that "history will prove this". The Libyan English language newspaper "Tripoli Post" claimed however that MacAskill's statement proved that the Scottish authorities did not take care of Megrahi while he was imprisoned.