Protesters

[fourteen85]

Are the protesters against The King not guilty of treason?

[THECORBYLOON]

A trial would be needed to determine guilt, if charged with treason but given the fact some have not even been charged with public order offences after being arrested, I doubt treason is high on the list of CPS priorities.

[Buenchico]

The offence of treason involves "Compassing the Death of the King, Queen, or their eldest Son; violating the Queen, or the King’s eldest Daughter unmarried, or his eldest Son’s Wife; levying War; adhering to the King’s Enemies; killing the Chancellor, Treasurer, or Judges in Execution of their Duty". [Treason Act 1351].

So I'm not too worried that the "Not My King" poster in my front window is going to get me locked up in the Tower any day soon ;-)

[bookbinder]

Wishful thinking, fourteen85?

[fourteen85]

No Bookbinder, i was just wondering if it was treason to plot to get rid of the king then would these protesters by guilty of it.

[JimF]

[THECORBYLOON]

Have a read of this link,

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jun/26/pressandpublishing.themonarchy

'Lord Steyn said: "The part of s3 of the 1848 Act which appears to criminalise the advocacy of republicanism is a relic of a bygone age, and does not fit into the fabric of our modern legal system. The idea that s3 could survive scrutiny under the Human Rights Act is unreal."'

[Peter Pedant]

Nope
read the act
1351 one - not even near

[Peter Pedant]

and here is a thread from 2007
comes up regulary

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Society-and-Culture/Question451972.html

[Peter Pedant]

the Guardian's case was on a what-if
and their lordships said 'in court we dont deal with what ifs'

which means in law they didnt have to give an opinion and if they do it may well be obiter dicta = ( = fluff. ) [ Anyone called? thx to Dick Emery]

1848 Act surprisingly was to convert various High treasons into felonies. Liberalising. hem yes


1351 Act was to regularise the common law on treason. Since the King's Dad, Edw II, poofta paddie they called him at the time, had died in er embarrassing circumstances, there had been common law treason spread/blur. So the 'new' law defined and restricted

[retrocop]

They may have been under Nelson's column but that doesn't constitute H.M.Dockyard although these n'er do wells docked their aft quarters there.

[Buenchico]

^^^ The Dockyards etc. Protection Act 1772 was repealed in 1971 anyway, Retrocop.

[douglas9401]

They can't all be from Yorkshire, surely?