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> Laws can be made retroactively Not in the United States. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-1/section-9/clause-3/ https://constitution.congres

• KeplerBoy 3y ago
  Meh, these are potentially the kind of crimes where laws don't apply.
• int_19h 3y ago
  Ex post facto criminal liability is prohibited either constitutionally or by strong custom in most jurisdictions, and this is generally considered a fundamental part of having rule of law and due process. This is also spelled out in UDHR, ECHR, and several other similar documents.
  • pama 3y ago
    Not sure it is worth spending any effort on this subject, however a ton of existing laws in almost any juristiction could be applied to this particular crime. I doubt the perpetrators would be caught, but I also doubt the punishment would be established via a legal system in a public setting anyways. Depending on what jurisdiction it is and who feels most compelled to punish them or not, it is possible they could be used as spies again for a different government. I wish I would be able to read the story behind the story eventually but I very much doubt it. The existence of a public key means there was in principle a way to verify the identity beyond doubt, though I don’t know how much longer this will be the case.