Rejected petition 'Royal Prerogative of Mercy' to allow pardoning of all homosexuals convicted of "gross indecency" for the "crime" of being Homosexual.

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After the 'Royal Prerogative of Mercy' which has allowed Alan Turing to be officially pardoned, we, the undersigned, ask that this pardon be granted to all homosexuals convicted of Gross Indecency without just cause by today's standards of justice and Human Rights.

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Date submitted 24 December 2013
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