This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Release the SAS soldier jailed for having Falklands memorial pistol.
This war hero SAS soldier has been jailed for having an unloaded firearm,confiscated from an Argentinian officer in the Falklands war which he says was kept as a memorial to all his comrades who died in the same war for their country.Lions led by donkeys comes to mind.
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It's a travesty of justice
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