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No further prosecutions over Bloody Sunday
The attempt to close the book on the Troubles' darkest hour for British Army soldiers is an insult to the victims' families and to the rule of law. It is a stark indication of where this government is headed, writes RICHARD RUDKIN
A mural in the Bogside area of Derry depicting Dr Edward Daly waving a blood-soaked handkerchief as he led fatally injured civil rights protester Jackie Duddy away from gunfire on Bloody Sunday in January 1972
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THE decision last week by the Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service not to charge any other former British soldiers over the Bloody Sunday killings in January 1972, when 13 civilians were fatally shot with a further 15 wounded, must have come as a major disappointment to the families of the victims that have campaigned for almost five decades for justice.
This decision leaves only one former British soldier, known as Soldier F, to stand trial, charged with the murder of James Wray and William McKinney and the attempted murder of Joseph Friel, Michael Quinn, Joe Mahon and Patrick O’Donnell.
Taking to Twitter to voice his approval of the decision, former soldier Richard Kemp posted: “Sinn Fein-IRA’s campaign to rewrite history runs into trouble as the decision not to prosecute 15 former soldiers over Bloody Sunday upheld. But Soldier F will be in the dock. One junior rank to carry the can for all that happened on that terrible day.”
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