On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Asif Ali Zardari, on Friday, approved the granting of special remission in the jail terms of prisoners convicted under different cases.
Special remission of 90 days has been announced for the prisoners sentenced for life imprisonment except those convicted for murder, espionage, anti-state activities, sectarianism, rape, robbery, dacoity, kidnapping or abduction and terrorist activities.
Special remission for 45 days has been allowed to all other convicts, except condemned prisoners and those convicted of murder, espionage, subversion, anti-state activities, terrorist activities, rape, kidnapping or abduction, robbery, dacoity and those undergoing sentences under the Foreigners Act 1946.
Special remission for all such cases will be admissible provided the convicts have undergone two-thirds of their substantive sentences of imprisonment.
What kind of country is Pakistan? I have never heard of another civilized country rewarding criminals for committing crimes. I thought they are supposed to be punished. What message is zardari sending out? What message does it give to the victims? Where is the fairness to the victims and their families if these criminals keep getting reduction in their sentences? Just because zardari himself is a criminal does not mean that he has to reward all criminals. Just because he got rewarded for killing his wife does not mean that all criminals have to be rewraded even though that about all we have seen with this ppp govt. They have rewarded every single criminal and convict with a high position in the govt.
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