Rejected petition Offer shopkeeper Asad Shah a posthumous state service.

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.

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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

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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.

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Date submitted 25 March 2016
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