Commons committee demand for troops and police to be given amnesty described as 'utter betrayal' of victims by rights group Soldiers and police officers who served during the Troubles in Northern Ireland should not be prosecuted in relation to historical killings and torture, a Westminster committee has said. The House of Commons defence select committee has demanded that a de facto amnesty granted to republican and loyalist paramilitaries under the 1998 Good Friday agreement be extended to army...
Ex-soldiers should not be pursued for Troubles offences, report says
The Guardian - 26 Apr 2017 17:07
Commons committee demand for troops and police to be given amnesty described as 'utter betrayal' of victims by rights group Soldiers and police officers who served during the Troubles in Northern Ireland should not be prosecuted in relation to historical killings and torture, a Westminster committee has said. The House of Commons defence select committee has demanded that a de facto amnesty granted to republican and loyalist paramilitaries under the 1998 Good Friday agreement be extended to army...
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