WW2 code breaker Alan Turing given pardon
Cambridge mathematican and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a parliamentary pardon over his prosecution for his sexuality.
Half a million sign Turing petition demanding thousands of pardons
The family of Bletchley Park codebreaker Alan Turing visited Downing Street today to demand pardons for 49 thousand men who were persecuted for being gay.
Turing killed himself just two years after being convicted for homosexuality. He received a royal pardon in 2013.
A petition has been signed by half a million people including Benedict Cumberbatch who played the mathematician in the Imitation Game.
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