"Releasing him sends the wrong message," she said. "It will be seen by [Libyan president Col. Muammar el-Kadafi] as a sign of weakness. If we don't try to work toward a just world, what good is this release?"
In a statement released by his lawyer, al-Megrahi again proclaimed his innocence and said he returns home to die "still carrying the weight of the guilty verdict, which will never now be lifted."
His words had a powerful echo in those of Anne Otenasek's mother: "I have a very strong faith that has sustained me through this, and I will continue to be supported by that faith. And I think justice will be served in heaven, not here on Earth."
