Northern Ireland Veterans Oppose Proposed Legal Amendments
Special forces veterans have issued warnings regarding the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. They claim the legislation risks the disgraceful persecution of former soldiers. The warning comes amid ongoing debates over the bill's legal implications for military personnel. Army veterans who served during the Troubles in Northern Ireland express concern that proposed government law amendments could make them targets of legal action. The veterans believe the changes do not provide sufficient reassurance regarding their legal status decades after the period of violence. Correspondent Chris Page reports that the veterans remain unassured by the current government proposals.
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Times Radio UK
“Northern Ireland Troubles Bill, which special forces veterans have warned risks prolonging what they describe as the disgraceful persecution of former soldiers”
BBC Radio 4
“elderly army veterans who served during what used to be called the Troubles in Northern Ireland decades of violence which cost thousands of lives, believe that a new law will make them targets of legal action”
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