One needs to remember that had India not signed the written undertaking Salem would not have been extradited in the first place. We need to respect the word given to portugal which in its own right condemns the capital punishment. You may say that a person like him doesnt deserve to live but now we need to realize that if Salem were to be given the death sentence despite the written agreement, Portugal will automatically become the safest hide-out for all the wanted criminals like Dawood and others because then under no circumstances will the Portugese government extradite them no matter how big crimes they maybe involved in. At the max they may be tried by the Portugese police for passport forgery and other such crimes but a death penalty is certainly out of question. It will be tough for the family members of those killed in the mumbai bomb blasts and other heinous crimes to see this man spared with his life but i think now we have an obligation and we also need to remember that Salem would have never come in our hands but for the written agreement which may in future help in the capture of other criminals.
