Petition · past parliament
Stop all legacy prosecutions of both Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Give all veterans immunity of prosecution for acts related to their service to the country
There are politicians in Northern Ireland who were members of the IRA and implicated in many murders, yet we see no prosecutions of them, also many NI terrorist were let out early as part of the Good Friday agreement, are they going to be recalled to serve the rest of their sentences.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Dec 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Dec 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.