JOURNAL ARTICLE

Why a British Man Attempted to Assassinate Queen Elizabeth on Christmas Day 2021.

  • Published In: Time.com, 2023. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Kohli, Anisha 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on Jaswant Singh Chail, a British national who pleaded guilty to treason for his 2021 assassination attempt on the late Queen Elizabeth II, marking the first treason conviction in the U.K. in over 40 years. Chail was apprehended at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day while armed with a loaded crossbow and expressed his intent to kill the Queen as an act of revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in British India. He faces up to seven years in prison under the U.K.'s Treason Act of 1842, which prohibits threats against the monarch. The article also provides historical context about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the legal framework surrounding treason in the U.K. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Time.com. 2023/02, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Architecture
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:2476-2679
  • Accession Number:163623013
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