Petition · past parliament
Reinstate capital punishment for the worst offences
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Terrorism, fighting for ISIS, murder, piracy and other offences should be subject to the death penalty as many of these offenders commit the same crimes again if they were given the death penalty they would never reoffend.
The death penalty was abolished before DNA evidence and other methods of proving guilt in court beyond all doubt.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 18 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.