Give immunity against prosecution to armed forces personel who served in NI.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Armed Forces Personnel who served in Northern Ireland should not be prosecuted for alleged crimes that may have been carried out during the Northern Ireland troubles. The IRA and other illegal organisations have been given immunity by the government of this, OUR country. So should our troops.

Give immunity against prosecution to armed forces personel who served in NI.
Armed Forces Personnel who served in Northern Ireland should not be prosecuted for

More details
During the time of the Northern Ireland troubles, it is alleged that members of the armed forces acted illegally in carrying out their duties by killing members of these illegal organisations who they believed were carrying out terrorist acts. It is difficult to know whether terrorists are armed or not and split, second decisions have to be made as to what action to take when confronted by terrorists.

Why it was rejected

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

British Soldiers who served in N. Ireland must have immunity from prosecution.

Timeline

10 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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