DEATH PENALTY
ON ACTIVE SERVICE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS DETAILS BEFORE PARLIAMENT (Britißh Official Wireless) RUGBY, 28th March. The modifications in the regulations regarding the death penalty in tlio army and air force, which the Government will lav before Parliament, arc detailed in tho Army and Air Forco Annual Bill. It is provided that tho death penalty shall be abolished for the following offences on active service, and that punishment ifor them shall be penal servitude: Misbehaving or inducing others to misbehave before the enenvy in such manner as to showcowardice : without orders from a superior officer leaving a guard, picket patrol, or post; by discharging firearms, drawing swords, beating drums, making signals, using words or by any means whatever intentionally occasioning false alarms in action, on a march, in the field or .elsewhere; being a soldier acting as sentinel leaving his post before being regularly relieved. Tho death penalty is retained for such acts as the shameful abandoning or delivering up of any place or garrison;' the shameful casting away of arms in the presence of the enemy; treachery or knowingly imperilling onactive service the success of His Majesty's forces.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 29 March 1930, Page 7
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189DEATH PENALTY Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 29 March 1930, Page 7
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