Assistant Presiding Officer Habiba Memon, who was slapped by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) by-election candidate Waheeda Shah Bukhari, on Saturday announced to pardon her aggressor. The Supreme Court on Friday had refused to accept an unconditional apology from Waheeda while hearing a suo motu notice of the incident. The court had also criticised the Election Commission and the Sindh police chief for their failure to act promptly against the PPP candidate. Memon submitted her written statement before the Election Commission, saying she had decided to pardon Ms Shah. Talking to reporters, Memon said the PPP candidate had visited her house to offer an apology, upon which she decided to forgive her. Memon said that she was under no pressure to accept the apology, and had not been offered anything in return.
Regardless of the pardon, waheeda shah commited a crime. She should be punished for performing a criminal act. If I go to someones' house and rob them, I have commited a crime. Even if the homeowner for gives me it would still not change the fact that I broke the law and must pay for my crime. If we fail to prosecute this low life politician we will be setting a bad example. Every powerful person will feel empowerd to go out rape, rob or otherwise commit any crime and know that they can force the victim to pardon them (threat, payoff) and get away with it. WE MUST NOT FALL FOR THIS KIND OF TACTIC. We must keep pressure on the courts to act against waheeda.
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