I dont think its the right time to discuss the issue whether Abu salem should be given death penalty or not?
It appears As if he has been proven guilty and only thing to be decided is his punishment, which actually is not. Death penalty is not the only punishment in the land of law and a criminal can be given any punishment and the death penalty is one such.Its is rarity in India and If we talk about court procedure it takes years before the execution of sentence. We can very well recall that even dreaded terrorist like Maulana Masood Azher was not given death penalty by Indian court(actually case was in court,If I am not wrong).
In this case immediate priority was to bring Salem to india so he could be tried and CBI and Govt has done wonderful job in this. Once his trial is over and if he is convicted with the death penalty I am sure this issue can be dealt by Indian govt with Portugese Govt. Discussing death penalty for Abu Salem, right now, is kind of affecting the judicial process.
