KING'S PARDON - Supporting Letter

This draft is only intended as a guide to the type of information you may want to include.
You may want to vary the format and/or add other kinds of information.

(Prisoners's Name) is a prisoner convicted by the (name of court) in criminal case (number) between the Public Prosecuter, Plaintiff and (prisoners name), Defendent on charges of ______________.

(I/He/She) is now serving a sentence of (length) imprisonment at (prison).
(I/He/She) wishes to take this opportunity to beg His Majesty for his Royal Pardon for the balance of the sentence (I/he/she) is serving.

For the consideration of His Majesty, (I/he/she) begs for permission to give a brief history of (myself/himself/herself).

(I/He/She) is a (country of origin) National, born on (date) in (hometown).
(My/His/Her) father/mother is (name).

Say something important about the family, brothers sisters and so on.
If the prisoner is married with children, be sure to say something about that

Give some education and work details prior to the imprisonment.
Include any eduacation and work completed inside the prison.
Also list any skills, awards or volunteer activities.

Give an explanation of how the offense occurred.
Tell how the prisoner became involved.

Say something about what has been learned from the offense and punishment.
Accept responsibility for the prisoners actions.
Say something about the future.

(( Finish with ))
Begging His Gracious Majesty for his gracious Royal Pardon so (I/he/she) may have a chance to reedem (myself/himself/herself).

The prisoner must send the finished letter directly to the prison authorities.
Be sure to include a cover letter, asking the prison to forward the letter to the prisoners embassy. Another cover letter should ask the prisoner's embassy to support the pardon request.

Follow up the request, by asking the embassy if the letter has arrived.

Follow up again, to be sure the letter has been sent onto the King's Private Secretary.

If you are not a family member, then your letter should be sent directly to the prisoner's embassy. You could also copy to the national's embassy in your own home country.
More channels of communication are better.

Include a cover letter, giving some reasons about why you are involved: such as : friend, family circumstances, possibility of a miscarriage of justice, etc.

You can also send a copy of your letter directly to the King's Private Secretary.
It cannot hurt.

Follow up all correpondence to confirm that your letters are proceeding toward the King.!

good luck!

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