Rejected petition Retain ban on Capital Punishment

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Petition for the government to retain the current ban on Capital Punishment. At the moment only 58 countries currently use capital punishment, with 95 which have abolished it as stated by the British. Capital Punishment is also subjected to critisism as innocent people some with mental illnesses, could be put to death.

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Date submitted 4 February 2012
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