All signatories are advised that, as the first SAS member accused of war crimes has now gone on trial, efforts have been made to start an official House of Representatives e-petition about the proposal for a pre-emptive pardon for Ben Roberts-Smith and the others involved in the war crimes investigation. However, supporters of the cause are reporting experiencing resistance from the e-petitions committee to accepting petition requests concerning Ben Roberts-Smith at present. Should an official e-petition ever get listed and gather the required number of signatures, there can be a formal debate over it in the lower house.
So, you are all requested to start an official House of Representatives e-petition of your own. You can ask that Ben Roberts-Smith be granted a pre-emptive pardon, that the war crimes investigation be ended, or even that he be given more national honours and/or a compensation payment. Any petition will do.
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