Offer shopkeeper Asad Shah a posthumous state service.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

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

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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

You could start a new petition asking the House of Commons to ask the Queen for a state funeral to be given, and for the House of Commons to provide the money for a state funeral.

Timeline

25 Mar 2016	Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Apr 2016

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