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Prevent the sale of the Olympic Torches

Submitted on Sunday 20th May 2012

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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Prevent the sale of the Olympic Torches

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It is disgusting that members of the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay team are selling their torches on eBay.

The Olympics is a national event, and should be celebrated together, not by individuals making a quick quid by selling on something that is so iconic to the 2012 Olympics.

The government should step in and prevent the sale of the torches. If sales are succeeded - any proceeds should be seised and donated to a charity. The seller should also be removed from any record that they were a 'Torch bearer'


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Torchbearers have the option to buy their torches - what they do with a torch they have bought is up to them. We hope they go to good homes, but this is not something in which the Government can intervene.

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