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The U.S. government has stated that the decision on whether former Libyan spy Ali Mohamed Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, convicted in Britain for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, which killed 270 people, must return to prison depends on rebels .

Al Megrahi is in Tripoli to the care of his family, according to which is "on the verge of death." Apparently, most of the time lies in a coma, connected to an oxygen tank and fed with serum intravenously.

The Scottish authorities decided in 2009 to release him on humanitarian grounds because he was suffering from cancer predicted a life expectancy of about three months. However, Al Megrahi was living comfortably in Tripoli surrounded by tight security until last week when the rebels entered the capital.

"Secretary of State (Hillary) Clinton has made clear, we believe that (Megrahi) should be in jail. The decision to release him was not correct," said the State Department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland. In any case, added that the decision now rests with the Libyan National Transitional Council (CNT).

"We let them make their decisions as a government authority, and have agreed to take action on the matter," said Nuland. "We asked (the CNT), as soon as possible, to consider what to do with al-Megrahi, something they have committed," he added, as recorded in U.S. television channel CNN.

"It's a new day in Libya. He is a man (Al Megrahi) with blood on their hands, innocent lives. The same under the regime of Libya (Muammar) Gaddafi became a hero of him," said Nuland. "Presumably, a new and democratic Libya will have a different attitude to a convicted terrorist," he added.

Earlier, the NLC said that there will be a firm decision on the future of Al Megrahi until the election of the new government. In this sense, the CNT's justice minister, Mohamed al Alagi said the rebels did not allow extradition. "We will not give any Libyan national to the West", reported.

CNT President Mahmoud Jibil, qualified these statements. "What I was referring to Alagi legal aspect. I was not talking about a policy or position of the CNT. There is a misunderstanding of the statement made by Alagi" he said.

"Alagi can not make a political statement on behalf of the CNT or the Libyan population," said Jibril. "It depends on what the Libyan people decide in the future. The NLC is an interim body and can not take decisions on vital issues," he added.