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IN DRAWING UP NECESSARY DRAFT LEGISLATION TO ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, THE QUESTION ARISES AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE REPLACEMENT PENALTY.
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AT PRESENT, THE OFFENCES OF MURDER, TREASON AND PIRACY WITH VIOLENCE ATTRACT THE DEATH PENALTY. IN ORDER TO ASSIST US IN CONSIDERING THE ABOVE QUESTION, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD SUPPLY INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER THERE HAVE BEEN ANY PROSECUTIONS IN U.K. FOR THE OFFENCES OF TREASON AND PIRACY SINCE THE DEATH PENALTY WAS ABOLISHED, AND, IF SO, WHAT WERE THE RESULTS.
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