Submitted on Friday 29th July 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 2nd August 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The British government needs to recognise once and for all that Lord Elgin and subsequently the British Museum obtained the Parthenon Marbles without the support of the Greek people, and they need to demand their return to Greece immediately.
The Parthenon Marbles were stolen from Greece by Lord Elgin. Despite the claims of the British Museum that this was legal, what essentially happened is that we exploited a country that was at the time occupied. The permit was issued by the Ottomans and not the Greeks. The Acropolis Museum is a state-of-the-art facility in Athens and is perfectly placed to house and display these artefacts.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a decision for the trustees of the British Museum.
You might like to sign this petition calling for changes to allow the British Museum to accept requests for the repatriation of artefacts such as the Parthenon Marbles:
Amend the British Museum Act to allow the acceptance of repatriation requests: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/606621
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