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In Britain a pardon doesn't clear your criminal record, it makes you immune from prosecution. This makes a posthumous pardon largely pointless. However, IIRC t
by teamonkey 13y ago
In Britain a pardon doesn't clear your criminal record, it makes you immune from prosecution. This makes a posthumous pardon largely pointless.
However, IIRC there was a lengthy bill passed several years ago that had one item which was to 'symbolically pardon' conscientious objectors during WWII. I imagine this is using that precedent.