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mercedo wrote today at 10:18 PMHis judgement suggests any power is not absolute. Probably this judge vaguely understood that any power stands only relatively. He might have wanted to say that the criminal's deed - murder was justifiable in his organisation. What organisation ordered ought to be treated in some way right even if it was against public interest.
As opposed to state power this judge relied on, the power of organisation this criminal included was very small. Yet organisation is organisation. It had hierarchy, he just did what he was told from his supervisor. He murdered one person, but later he betrayed his organisation. It was interesting to see this judge must have judged his disloyalty. What he did with regard to crime was less important to the judge. What mattered more was his betrayal to his organisation. This judge would have judged his punishment be less severe as long as he kept on being loyal to his organisation.