Dr Afridi gets 33 years imprisonment

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Re: Dr Afridi gets 33 years imprisonment

@Decent_6Chora

Laws does not work on analogies. Law of the land is that if you work for foreign secret service, you are a traitor. Period. Law never differentiate b/w working for Foreign secret service for good cause or bad cause.

and this is not law of Pakistan, this is pretty much law in every country. US its self has convicted Israeli spy, Jonathan Pollard, (Israel btw is closest friend of USA). He got life in prison for working for Israeli spy agency.

If we allow people (or let them off the hook) because they breached the law for “good cause” we will have 1000s of Robin hoods roaming on street of Lahore and Karachi.

@Decent_6Chora

I said once law is broken, punishment does not depend on the fact that it was broken for good cause (or good intent) or bad.

Interesting how upholding the law has become a priority for Pakistan all of a sudden…where is this fervour for every other victim of a crime or against every other abuser of the law?

My issue is that the principles that they claim to be upholding through the conviction and sentencing of Afridi are selective and convenient, and to me it is an act of international posturing. I get realpolitiks and the constant battle for balance of power - but in this example here, it’s form over substance and reaks of hypocrisy and I can’t respect it and I can’t support it.