Man becomes first person convicted of treason in over 40 years
3rd February 2023
A man has become the first person to be convicted of treason in over 40 years after a hearing at England’s Central Criminal Court.
21-year-old Jaswant Singh Chail, from Hampshire, pleaded guilty to a charge under the Treason Act after threatening to kill Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas Day in 2021.
Chail arrived at Windsor Castle with a crossbow and told a protection officer that he…