Protect and maintain the current rights to trial by jury

Protect and maintain the current rights to trial by jury — 12 signatures. Status: rejected.

Petition background

The government is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7vdvrnnvzo Parliament must protect our current rights to jury trials. They have been part of UK life for over 800 years and are fundamental to a free and open society.

Additional details

Jury trials provide one of the oldest and most important safeguards of individual liberty. - They protect ordinary citizens from state power and overreach - The reflect the judgement, values, common sense and conscience of the community, not those of distant elites and prevent professional bias - They deter weak or vindictive prosecutions - They bring a democratic element to the court room - Where jury trials are abolished, show trials and political persecution follow

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