JACK E. ALDERMAN

Early day motion 1128, tabled 14 March 2007 by Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 57 members.

That this House notes the case of Jack E. Alderman, who is due to be executed by the state of Georgia, USA, in May of this year; expresses concern that he has been on death row for 32 years; further notes that in 1993 the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council found that to keep a man facing the agony of execution over a long extended period of time constituted an inhuman act; and calls upon the Governor of Georgia to intervene and for people to raise awareness of the issue by visiting the Exonerate Jack website.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 28, Labour 25, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.