Krishna Maharaj is a 67-year old businessman from London who has spent over 20 years in a Florida prison for a double-murder he absolutely denies committing. Fifteen of those years have been on Death Row.

There is a mass of evidence to show that the prosecution's case was fundamentally flawed and that he never received a fair trial, but despite this, the US courts have rejected every one of Krishna's appeals.  After 20 years Krishna has finally exhausted all his legal avenues so his only hope is for the Florida Clemency Board, headed by Florida Governor Charlie Crist, to grant him clemency.

The UK Government is behind Krishna's plea for clemency and wrote to Governor Crist in support of Krishna in May this year. Over the years the UK Government has submitted two briefs before the US Courts in support of Krishna highlighting the Florida state's breaches of international law designed to protect UK citizens abroad. The European Union has also submitted briefs on Krishna's behalf. Over the years, nearly 300 British politicians have supported Krishna's case before the US courts, but all to no avail.  

For more than 7,500 days, Krishna Maharaj's life has been hell. The former self-made millionaire has been confined to a tiny cell which is only 6x9 feet. His health has severely deteriorated. See 15 years on Death Row.

After enduring so long on Death Row, Krishna’s sentence was commuted to life in prison in 2002. But he is still behind bars – fighting for the chance to win his freedom and return to England.

Please read on to learn the true nature of this miscarriage of justice and see how you can help. See what you can do.

The information on these pages is presented as objectively as possible - much of it taken from BBC and British newspaper reports - so as to be an accurate resource for those interested in Krishna's case.