Sentence examples for demand a pardon from inspiring English sources

Last month, Liberal Democrat justice minister Simon Hughes said his party would demand a pardon in any coalition deal, though concerns have been expressed that a handful of paedophiles might slip through the net as a result.

Billy Bragg, Leon Rosselson and Martin Carthy will perform at an afternoon of music and speeches held in honour of the 100,000 protesters who gathered near there and marched on parliament to demand a pardon for the six Tolpuddle Martyrs from Dorset, who were transported to Australia for forming a trade union.

So compelling, that hundreds of thousands of viewers signed a petition demanding a pardon.

The film inspired Matthew Breen, editor-in-chief of gay publication The Advocate, to set up a change.org petition demanding a pardon from the British government for 49,000 men convicted of consenting same-sex relations under the "gross indecency" law, 15,000 of whom are thought to be alive.

The Oxford University student union demands a royal pardon for Winston Silcott as support for the "Tottenham Three" grows.

A former congressman from Texas tried demanding $500,000 to secure a pardon for a white-collar ex-con.

Gilbert Livingston, at the New York ratifying convention, demanded a requirement that the Congress approve a pardon for treason.

Simon Hughes, the justice minister, will on Saturday pledge that the Liberal Democrats would demand in any future coalition negotiations that a pardon is offered to the estimated 49,000 men convicted of gross indecency before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1967.

Michael Shields's supporters are demanding that the government - in effect the justice secretary - grant Shields a pardon and release him from jail.

Both had requested a pardon.

The prisoner was denied a pardon.