Ireland urges UK not to block ‘Troubles’ prosecutions
Irish government ‘deeply alarmed’ over reports London is preparing to bar Troubles-era prosecutions for crimes committed during decades of conflict in Northern Ireland. The Irish government has said it is “deeply alarmed” by reported plans by the United Kingdom to unilaterally end historic prosecutions for crimes committed during a bloody, decades-long sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. ‘A cynical move’ A spokesperson for Johnson’s government told the AFP news agency it had “clear objectives” to address the legacy of The Troubles while delivering on the prime minister’s 2019 election commitments to veterans who served in Northern Ireland. But Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill, whose Irish nationalist Sinn Fein party heads up the devolved power-sharing government with their former pro-UK foes, said a ban on prosecutions would be “a cynical move that will put British forces beyond the law”.
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