Repeal the Murder (Abolition of the Death Penalty) Act 1965
To repeal the 1965 Act removing the right of the courts to impose the death sentence on what were previously termed capital murderers – capital murder being murder committed in the course of or furtherance of theft; murder by shooting or explosion; murder while resisting arrest or during an escape; murder of a police or prison officer or persons assisting them; or two or more murders committed on different occasions. Aspects of EU law preventing member states from restoring or introducing capital punishment would of course also need to be addressed.
Why is this idea important?
To repeal the 1965 Act removing the right of the courts to impose the death sentence on what were previously termed capital murderers – capital murder being murder committed in the course of or furtherance of theft; murder by shooting or explosion; murder while resisting arrest or during an escape; murder of a police or prison officer or persons assisting them; or two or more murders committed on different occasions. Aspects of EU law preventing member states from restoring or introducing capital punishment would of course also need to be addressed.