Petition · past parliament
Reintroduction of the death penalty.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Bring back the death penalty for terror related killers
The cost of keeping terrorists in prison far outweighs the cost of killing them, freeing up valuable space in the prison system.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.