Submitted on Monday 13th February 2017
Rejected on Friday 17th February 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Force the British Museum to return the Elgin Marbles to Greece.
In 1801 the Elgin Marbles were removed from Greece by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin during his tenure as Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
Greece has repeatedly demanded their return but the British Museum continues to refuse.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The repatriation of an item from the collection of the British Museum is a matter for the Trustees of the British Museum, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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