Ministers are set to introduce new legislation that would ban any prosecutions of Northern Ireland veterans, the legislation is set to be announced in the Queen’s Speech next week, The Telegraph has reported.
Government officials believe that prosecutions linked to the Troubles are increasingly unlikely to result in convictions, because any evidence is likely to be inadmissible due to the passage of time.
On Tuesday, the murder trial of two ex-paratroopers accused of shooting Joe McCann, an IRA commander responsible for the deaths of 15 British soldiers, collapsed after just six days with both former soldiers being found formally not guilty.
The Bill on is expected to introduce a statutory bar on prosecutions related to the Troubles.
A Whitehall source told The Telegraph on Wednesday night: “We have been working extremely hard to deliver on our manifesto commitments in relation to addressing the legacy of the Troubles – for both victims and veterans. Our engagement on our proposals is ongoing.”
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