Rejected petition Review the law regarding sentencing criminals under the age of 21.

In the case of The Queen vs. Hashem Abedi (1) the accused was sentenced to a minumum of 55 years for his part in the Manchester terror attacks. He could not be sentenced to life because he was under 21 at the time of the offence. This needs to be reviewed by Parliament for future cases.

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1. The Queen vs. Hashem Abedi https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hashem-Abedi-Sentencing-Remarks.pdf

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Date submitted 23 August 2020
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