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Following the Brexit vote should the UK reintroduce the death penalty?

Submitted on Sunday 16th October 2016

Rejected on Thursday 20th October 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Following the Brexit vote should the UK reintroduce the death penalty?

Petition Details

The UK has always had the death penalty up until 1965 when it was abolished by The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965.EU law forbids the death penalty being introduced in any country which is a member of the EU.Should the UK reintroduce the death penalty following Brexit?


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