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Sweet crispy Jesus!This guy needs to stop sniffing cornflakes or whatever it is he did to write this bilge... #TreasonActIsNOTToActAgainstThingsYouDislike #SMDH #THISGetsTheFrontPage? #DoYouKnowWhatTreasonIs?VERY irresponsible reporting @dailytelegraph what are you thinking?
Treason Act conceived 1351 by Ed III,offences against King/his family, the chancellor and judges whilst doing their duty. Since then been 11 amendments (last one 1945) and 3 repeals of sections (1998). 1945 one still stands legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1945/44/… which put together/removed(1)
parts/entirety of previous Acts- 1695, 1708, 1766, 1800 and 1842. Also re Ireland 1821 and Juries Acts (1820s, UK wide). the basis is the same 'shall bee guilty of designing endeavouring or attempting any Assassination on the Body of the King'. legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/… (2)
