Persecution for Soldiers, Pardon for Terrorists
Summary
As we reveal today, hundreds of British soldiers who served in Northern Ireland during the Troubles face the prospect of extensive investigations - and possible prosecutions - for their involvement in past operations in which terrorists were killed.
Such a process - referred to in official documents as a "Historic Review'' into "unresolved killings'' - is already under way. The Government has set up a specific Army unit that will work with officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland in order to trace soldiers involved in the operations that fall under review. The soldiers in question will then be warned that they are under investigation and duly informed of the "legal support'' package available to them.See the full content of this document
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Persecution for Soldiers, Pardon for Terrorists
In plain language, this means that soldiers who risked their lives in Northern Ireland - in some cases 20 or 30 years ago - may now be forced through a traumatic legal process, of highly...
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