Reintroduce capital punishment for heinous crimes.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Reintroduction of capital punishment for heinous crimes. The crime would need to reach certain requirements (special circumstances), and after guilt is found the jury would decide between life without parole or capital punishment.

Some crimes are so heinous that the ultimate punishment is moral and just. I would like Government/ Parliament to hold a referendum regarding this.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Hold a referendum on restoring the Death Penalty for murder
Hold a referendum on restoring the Death Penalty for murder

Timeline

20 Jan 2025	Petition opened for signatures
11 Mar 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 11 Mar 2025

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