Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeArmy veterans face years of investigations over those shot dead in the Troubles. The warning follows the disclosure that up to 50 “legacy inquests” are to begin in Northern Ireland in weeks. Elderly veterans will be called to give evidence and could face prosecution if coroners rule that the victims were innocent and were unlawfully killed. Also listed for an inquest is the shooting of eight IRA men by the SAS as they attacked a police station in Loughgall, County Armagh, in 1987. Under the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, 500 terrorists including IRA men were freed from jail early and 300 suspects were given guarantees they would not face prosecution.

Source: Daily Mirror May 22, 2021 21:10 UTC