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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Hanging for convicted paedophiles

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Where a person has been found guilty of paedophilic crimes and has been sentenced for a period of between five years and life in prison, this sentence is to be replaced with death by hanging.

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