Rejected petition Those serving HM forces should not be tried for war crimes if following orders

There have been several high profile cases of those serving in Her Majesty's forces being charged and tried for war crimes just for following orders. This should not happen.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

We can't accept your petition because the decision to prosecute someone for war crimes would be one for the International Criminal Court and not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 19 February 2019
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