[Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners sent to Death

[Kshmendra Kaul]

Dear AKM
 
Depending on the severity of the crime and/or evaluation of the "psyche" and severity of "indoctrination" of the guilty person, "sentenced to prison for life without any possibility of remission of sentence" is an option.
 
I do believe however that (generally speaking) if the prison sentence does not lead to "reforming" a convict out of the criminal habits or tendencies then there is something seriously lacking in the "prisoner management".
 
The example of the "Kandhar Exchange" is not an appropiate one. It was an Executive-Decision made under unique circumstances.
 
Kshmendra
 
 

--- On Wed, 9/23/09, A.K. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: A.K. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners sent to Death
To: "Kshmendra Kaul" <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 12:32 AM


So that the fellow can repeat whatever he has done earlier when the fellow gets freed after serving the jail term or gets freedom after Kaandhar like incidents and kills more people.
Regards,

(A.K.MALIK)


--- On Tue, 9/22/09, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners sent to Death
> To: "A.K. Malik" <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>, "Murali V" <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 7:39 PM
>  
> Whatever be the crime, no civilized society should
> use "Death" as a penalty. 
> 
> --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Murali V
> <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners sent to
> Death
> To: "A.K. Malik" <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 10:48 AM
> 
> 
> Which is what the UPA Govt. wants as
> far as Afzal Guru is concerned.
> 
> Murali
> 
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:18 PM, A.K.. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >        A little more for info:
> > The number of prisoners sentenced to death whose mercy
> petitions is pending before the President is 26 and as per
> SC verdict they have a right to get the death sentence
> commuted to life imprisonment if they are kept waiting for
> long for their death sentence to be executed.
> >
> > (A.K.MALIK)
> >
> >
> > --- On Sun, 9/20/09, A.K. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: A.K. Malik <akmalik45 at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: [Reader-list] Mercy Pleas Of Prisoners
> sent to Death
> >> To: "Sarai List" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> >> Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 7:49 PM
> >> Hi All,
> >>            News
> Item
> >> FYI
> >> "The Supreme Court has advised the government
> to
> >> expeditiously dispose of mercy pleas of prisoners
> sentenced
> >> to death and not to use human beings "as
> pawns in furthering
> >> some larger political or government policy".
> As many as
> >> death row prisoners, including Parliament attack
> convict
> >> Mohammed Afzal Guru, are awaiting for a decision
> on
>  their
> >> mercy pleas. The court cautioned the government
> that any
> >> delay in decision would amount to violation of
> condemned
> >> prisoners' right to life with dignity."
> >>
> >> (A.K..MALIK)
> >>
> >>
> >>
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