Rejected petition Pardon and release Royal Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman

whilst fighting in Afghanistan was accused of murdering an injured terrorist who could possibly have been wearing a suicide vest. His actions should be recognised as possibly saving his comrades from injury or possibly death.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/172778

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Date submitted 18 November 2016
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