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But veterans’ lawyers say that a number of future cases in the province are now in jeopardy because they rely on interviews British soldiers were forced to give at the time. Gen Sir Richard Dannatt, head of the British Army from 2006 to 2009, urged the British Prime Minister to intervene and stop such prosecutions going ahead. “Boris Johnson promised he would stop these prosecutions but they are still going on,” he said. Gen Sir Peter Wall, who served as British Army chief from 2010 to 2014, also called for proceedings to end. It s an utter disgrace that former soldiers going about their duty can be brought to court on such flawed evidence 50 years on,” he said. ....
Two former soldiers appeared in court on Monday to deny the 1972 murder of an IRA paramilitary in a trial set to unpick the legacy of Britain's military intervention in Northern Ireland. The veterans of Britain's Parachute Regiment made anonymous by court order were summoned to Belfast Crown Court where they denied the murder of Joe McCann in 1972. ....