Closed petition The immediate release of Marine A

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• 12 November 2014

  Petition closed

• 1 May 2014

  This petition will be considered for debate in Parliament

  This petition got more than 100,000 signatures meaning the Petitions Committee will consider it for debate in Parliament.

• 29 December 2013

  Government responded to this petition

  As this e-petition has received more than 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department have provided the following response:

  The Service Prosecuting Authority, under the authority of the Attorney General, charged Marine A with the murder of an unknown captured insurgent in a legal process that is wholly independent of Government.

  After a public trial in front of a Court Martial, at which he was legally represented, Marine A was found guilty of murder, and two other Royal Marines were found not guilty of the offence.

  The identity of the victim does not change that verdict.

  It would be inappropriate for the Government to intervene in this independent judicial process

  This e-petition remains open to signatures and will be considered for debate by the Backbench Business Committee should it pass the 100 000 signature threshold.

• 29 November 2013

  Government will respond to this petition

  This petition got more than 10,000 signatures meaning that government will respond to it.

• 12 November 2013

  Petition published

  This petition can now be signed.

  If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

  If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

  This petition will stay open until 12 November 2014.