Gaddafi denies Megrahi release deal
Colonel Gaddafi has said no deal was done to secure the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.
In a television interview with Al Jazeera, the Libyan leader said Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi was freed from prison in Scotland because of his illness.
Megrahi, who has terminal cancer, returned home on compassionate grounds last month following a decision by Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill.
Both the Scottish and UK Governments vehemently denied suggestions that his release may have been linked to a trade deal.
Colonel Gaddafi said in the interview: "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."
The interview with the Arabic-language network follows an address to the United Nations General Assembly by the leader in New York on Wednesday.
