We are still discussing about mercy for a traitor. It's really shameful. Irrespecitve of religion, status, power and so forth of the criminal the judgement should not be changed specially in cases like this much of seriousness and for any case in general.
I am not sure what problem will the mercy petition acceptance will solve. But for sure it is going to raise few more following incidents. It's a question of national integrity and national prode. We can not just escape from here for political profit. Please poloticians don't do this. Don't sell out mother nation for your vote bank.