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Re: Attack on soldier in woolwich
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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Now Cashy....Up until 1998 the death penalty for treason was mandatory....but clemency could be sought from the sovereign.
In 1998 the penalty for treason was commuted to life imprisonment....so even if you committed high treason you would not pay with your life.
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Ah ta Margaret, thats why i wasn't aware, was living in Spain back then. Couldn't understand how i'd missed it, now i know.
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Last edited by cashman; 26-02-2014 at 21:20.
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