Presidential clemency

The President of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh has reportedly shown clemency and released a 'convict', a son of an influential ruling party leader. This was reportedly within his clemency power. I don't know what service the state will get from this gesture, but it will definitely give a bad message to the people that "a convict, if he or she is a relative of political leader may enjoy the privilege of Presidential Clemency.
It is a bad signal for the nation.