Submitted on Friday 25th March 2016
Rejected on Friday 1st April 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Offer shopkeeper Asad Shah a posthumous state service.
Mr Shah was a credit to his community and a fantastic representative for Great Britain. He was a Muslim shopkeeper murdered in a suspected 'religiously prejudiced' attack after posting 'Happy Easter to all Christians' expressing a hope that Christians and Muslims can come together.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/12204357/Muslim-shopkeeper-murdered-in-suspected-religiously-prejudiced-attack-after-posting-on-Facebook-of-love-for-Christians.html
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/25/asad-shah-glasgow-tributes-shopkeeper-stabbed-to-death
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Government and the House of Commons do not have the power to decide that someone should receive a state funeral. You can find out more about this here:
http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN06600
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