LONDON: British authorities on Friday stopped the prosecution of two former British soldiers for the murder of three people last year in Northern Ireland, including two who died on ‘bleed Sunday’ – one of the deadliest days in conflict known as a problem.
The decision to stop the process of the two men, which was only known as a soldier F and Soldier B, came after a judge recently threw away the evidence of two other former soldiers because it was obtained.
When the cases were similar, the prosecutor concluded that there was no reasonable prospects in cases of soldier F and Soldier B.
Director of Public Prosecution Stephen Herron said prosecutors to review cases with new information, despite “extreme distress” caused by their decision.
“I realized this decision brought further pain to the victims and families grieving without stopping looking for justice for almost 50 years and had faced a lot of setbacks,” Herron said.
“It was clear to see how a devastating event in 1972, where this family, where the family was involved in losing innocent loved ones, causing a long-lasting pain that continued to burden.” The victim’s family had spent years campaigning for years.
Justice for those who were killed and injured on a bleed Sunday, while supporters of British veterans should not do it because of making split-second decisions a few decades ago.
Family members were very disappointed with Friday’s decision and said they planned to challenge him.
“You can go with a child’s murder if you are in the British army because the country will always.
Protect you,” Des Doherty, a lawyer for one of the families, said after meeting the prosecutor.
“The state will overthrow the legal system and use it for profit they.
And they have done it in the past.
And then invalid will be legitimized by (public prosecution services) and courts.
“The decision means warriors F will not be tried for the murder of James Wray and William McKinney and attempts to assassinate Joseph Friel, Michael Quinn, Joe Mahon and Patrick O’Donnell in Londonderry, also known as Derry, on a bleed Sunday, January 30, 1972.
In a separate case, the veteran identified as a B soldier would not face prosecution of the murder of Daniel Hegarty aged 15 years on July 31, 1972, in the same community.
The shooting occurred during the motorman operation, a drive army, regional control without going from the Irish Army.
Daniel and his 16-year-old cousin, Christopher, who had gone to watch military operations, were shot after facilizing army patrols.
The prosecutor began pursuing cases after the conclusion of bloody week questions in 2010, designed to find out what happened, did not bring criminal charges.
Requests found that British soldiers had opened fire without justification in unarmed, escaping civilians and then lying about it for decades.
The findings denied the initial investigation that occurred immediately after the murder, which the brand demonstrators as bombers and armed men Ira.
Herron stressed that Friday’s decision did not change the fact that “those who were killed and injured in this tragic incident were fully plain.” The bloody week came to symbolize problems in Northern Ireland, a long-term conflict between Roman Catholic supporters who united Irish and most Protestant troops want to remain part of England.
Tensions have subsided since 1998 Good Friday Accord Exhibition, which creates a system for Republicans and the Unionist Party to share power in Northern Ireland.
But after the conflict was still alive for survivors and soldiers sent to Northern Ireland during violence.
Johnny Mercer, a member of the Parliament of the Conservative Party, has asked the law to prevent Northern Ireland veterans from facing repeated investigations because of the alleged crime that lasted a few decades in the heat of the battle.
He resigned from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet after the government failed to support his proposal.
“Another very sad day for Northern Ireland,” Mercer said on Twitter.
“It’s good for families that have been dragged along the road that cannot be achieved, and for veterans that have been broken by the process.” (AP) AMS AMS