Al-Megrahi was released from prison in Scotland two years ago as he fought what was then considered terminal cancer. When he returned home to Libya, he was publicly celebrated and given an audience with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, enraging many Americans.
The bombing, which struck a flight bound for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, killed 270 people, mostly Americans, including 35 students from Syracuse University in New York state.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, a Democrat, called al-Megrahi’s appearance alongside Gaddafi last month as “another slap in the face not just for the families of the Lockerbie victims, but for all Americans and all nations of the world who are committed to bringing terrorists to justice.
“The transitional government should immediately seek justice and hold this terrorist accountable by sending him back to prison. If we’re ever going to win the fight against international terrorism, the rule of law must hold strong.”
Senator Chuck Schumer, another New York Democrat, said that a new Libyan government “should seek to undo the injustice of al-Megrahi’s release by returning him to the jail cell where he belongs”.
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