Troubles veterans welcome South Africa-style truth commission that would make British soldiers exempt from prosecution over killings - but amnesty proposals spark backlash on both sides of the Irish Border
New statute of limitations so no one can be charged over incidents up to the 1998 Good Friday agreement
Block on trials linked to the Troubles would apply to both IRA terrorists and veterans of the Armed Forces
Government will look at truth and reconciliation model similar to that used in post-Apartheid South Africa
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis is now in discussions about building a truth discovery museum
Two veteran have been acquitted of killing IRA commander Joe McCan in 1972
Landmark decision has led prosecutors to re-examine evidence involving ex-soldiers dating back to 1972
At least 16 Army veterans facing charges over shootings during the Troubles will have their cases reviewed after landmark trial collapsed
Government now planning to make British soldiers and terrorists exempt from new prosecutions
Proposal to tackle legacy issues will be outlined in Queen s Speech next week
The BBC was criticised today for allowing the daughter of an Official IRA leader to refute claims that he murdered 15 soldiers during an interview on Radio 4.
Aíne McCann, 52, was three when her father Joe McCann was shot dead aged 24 in Belfast in 1972 in disputed circumstances, allegedly by a group of three soldiers.
At the time a police investigation failed to result in a prosecution, and nearly 50 years on the witch-hunt trial of two former soldiers collapsed yesterday.
But Ms McCann told BBC Radio 4 s Today programme this morning that her father had been defamed during the court case and faced ridiculous accusations .
Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial.
The British army veteransâ trial at Belfast Crown Court collapsed after the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) confirmed it would not appeal against a decision by Mr Justice OâHara to exclude statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972.
It was the first trial in several years that involved charges against former military personnel who served in Northern Ireland.
Four other cases involving the prosecution of veterans are at the pre-trial stage.
Updated / Tuesday, 4 May 2021
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Judge excluded statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972
Two former British paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial.
The trial at Belfast Crown Court collapsed after the Public Prosecution Service confirmed it would not appeal against a decision by Mr Justice O Hara to exclude statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972.
It was the first trial in several years that involved charges against former military personnel who served during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.