British man was charged with treason after threatening Queen Elizabeth with a crossbow
British man was charged with treason after threatening Queen Elizabeth with a crossbow
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UK: A 20-year-old man was arrested at Windsor Castle while the Queen spent Christmas Day carrying a crossbow, and police charged him with a crime under Britain's 1842 Treason Act.

Jaswant Singh Chail of Southampton, southern England, has also been charged with death threats and possession of offensive weapons, following last year's incident at the palace south-west of London.

The British capital's Westminster Magistrates' Court will hear his case on August 17, according to London's Metropolitan Police. At present he is being kept in custody.

The CPS, which is in charge of prosecuting cases in England and Wales, has allowed the Metropolitan Police to file charges against Jaswant Singh Chail following his arrest on December 25, 2021, after he was taken to a crossbow in the grounds of Windsor Castle. was found to have occurred. ,

He further said, "The decision has been taken after investigation by the Counter Terrorism Command of the Met."

A section of the Sedition Act, under which Chail is charged, makes it illegal to possess a gun or other offensive weapon in her presence with intent to harm or intimidate the Queen or to disturb the peace.

It is extremely unusual for charges to be brought under this 180-year-old specific sedition law.

In the most recent case, British citizen Marcus Sargent pleaded guilty to shooting a blank shot at the monarch during a parade and was sentenced to five years in prison in 1981.

William Joyce, also known as Lord Howe, was the last person to be found guilty under the specific and more serious of the 1351 Treason Act. Lord Howe served with Germany during World War II.

The Met said after the incident at Windsor Castle that security procedures began immediately after the breach and that the person did not enter any buildings.

The incident occurred as the Queen quietly celebrated Christmas Day at the palace with her eldest son and heir to the throne, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.

The Queen usually spends Christmas at her Sandringham estate in eastern England, but last year she stayed cautiously in Windsor due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

Although the incursion was halted immediately, it brought to mind a previous, more serious incursion in 1982.

A man, aged 30, broke into Queen Elizabeth's private quarters at Buckingham Palace while she was in bed before being apprehended by police.

Last summer a man was taken into custody after breaking down the palace gates.
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