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Petition · past parliament

stop the prosecutions of the veterans of the northern Ireland conflict

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

we should not be prosecuting service veterans in their 70s and 80s of alleged shootings in the province 40 years ago most of these have been investigated on more than one occasion and been cleared.

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

11 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.