Petition · past parliament

Give ex Op BANNER soldiers the same immunity as was given to IRA terrorists

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

For the last few years ex servicemen have been charged by the PSNI for doing thier duty for the country whilst on Operation BANNER in Northern Ireland. Yet the IRA terrorists that they were fighting have been given immunity from all prosicutions under the Good Friday agreement soldiers were not

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

7 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
18 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 May 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.