Kremer was sentenced to death. In his clemency petition, Kremer claimed that he was asking for mercy not for his own sake, but for the sake of his research results which he claimed were ready for the public.
The context of this passage suggests that Kremer believes his scientific work is valuable and deserves wider dissemination, even though he faces a death penalty. He frames his plea for clemency as a request for access to share his research with the world.