HARRY “Breaker” Morant, executed more than 112 years ago, has no chance of Australian backing for a pardon. The Federal Labour Government will take no action to pardon Morant and Peter Handcock, who were executed by a British firing squad after being convicted of killing 12 prisoners during the Boer War. Attorney-General Nicola Roxon has asked to meet military lawyer James Unkles, an Australian Naval Reserve Commander, tomorrow in Melbourne to explain her reasons. Mr Unkles, who has spent years reviewing the case and pushing for the men to be pardoned, described the decision as an “embarrassment”. “I’ll be going to the Court of Appeal (in Britain). They deserve a fair hearing,” he said. Ms Roxon said because they had killed people, they would not pass the test to be pardoned and she was “uncomfortable” in pushing for them to be pardoned. “I believe it would be inappropriate to advocate for a pardon,” she wrote in a letter to Mr Unkles.
Update in 2014: I am pleased to report that the decision of Ms Roxon is being reviewed. I remain confident that an independent inquiry will be ordered in view of new and compelling evidence that has surfaced since the election of the Liberal/National Government.
UPDATE 2017: The case for review is close to resolution, news to follow.
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Update Sept 2016: Expect news from re elected LNP Government
1. Kitchener “took no prisoners” at the Battle of Omdurman to avenge his friend Gordon’s massacre.
2. Strathcona’s Horse and the attempted capture of De Wet suggest that these orders did exist.
3. Why have the transcripts not been released under the 100 yr Secrets Act ( if they exist) although why would they refuse if they did n’t ?
4. Why was Lt(?) Roberts cashiered for the killing of Boers in the same location
4. (above) should read Capt. Taylor,
Killing civilians as Morant admitted he did carried a death sentence at the time, trying to justify it by saying he was doing it under orders should not get a pardon we did not accept orders as justification from the Japanese or Germans after WW2 we executed them.
Another thing is he was an Englishman in an English unit not Australian he himself did not call himself an Australian the press at the time did that
Justice was done – he should not have been in South Africa
geoff campbell on April 15, 2015 at 12:37 am
Killing civilians as Morant admitted he did carried a death sentence at the time, trying to justify it by saying he was doing it under orders should not get a pardon we did not accept orders as justification from the Japanese or Germans after WW2 we executed them.
Has Geoff Campbell ever been a member of any armed forces? If he had he would know that the first thing drummed into any recruit is to obey any order. Soldiers who question orders are the ones who are disciplined, especially in war.
Was it because one of the Boers killed was a Reverend that Morant and Handcock were executed? Did that offend some British high-up?
War is war, and not some sort of game where each side can make its own rules and expect the other side to obey them. Besides, where does the bombing of Dresden fit in with justification in obeying orders?
Breaker deserves a pardon-he was tried by a kangaroo court convicted and shot by a firing squad
The U.K. government executed a innocent man.
He deserves a pardon and if the government would stand up and apologize to the descendants of the men executed the families would be very pleased but if he isn’t granted a pardon the uk government will have his blood on their hands.get off your arses and grant a pardon to these men and their descendants.
Thanks Martin, my work continues in 2019 to get a result of the descendants. I encourage you to write to the PM and opposition leader before the election.
Thanks