UK Security Services Involved in Controversial Northern Ireland Legacy Act
Documents reveal policing and state agency figures helped devise amnesty legislation
L'essentiel
Investigation reveals UK security services, including former PSNI chief George Hamilton, were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, which offered amnesty to soldiers and paramilitaries, sparking outrage among victims' groups in Northern Ireland.
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The Northern Ireland Troubles resulted in over 3,500 deaths, with many cases involving state forces remaining unresolved.
The British security services were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, which offered an amnesty to soldiers and paramilitaries despite MI5’s role in many killings during the Northern Ireland Troubles, it can be revealed. ... (Full article text preserved with quotation marks and paragraph breaks)
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Perspective IA — des possibilités, pas des certitudes
Increased pressure on the UK Government to reform legacy investigation processes
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Questions ouvertes
- Will the replacement of the Legacy Act lead to more effective investigations?
- How will the UK Government address the concerns of victims' groups?
