On Saturday it was 2 years since the release, on compassionate grounds, of Abdelbasset al Megrahi, the only person so far convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.
I posted earlier on this in 2009, here and here.
I hope all Christians have strong convictions about compassion. Has al Megrahi survived longer than expected - yes. By what measure of compassion does this disappoint us?
Given the information available to the Scottish Government at the time I remain convinced they were right to release al Megrahi. And if similar circumstance arise in future I hope similar compassion will be shown.
Our society is judged by the way we treat our convits, and also by the values of our convictions. Better to be judged for compassion than a lack of compassion.
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