Petition · past parliament

Stop the investigations into the actions of British troops in Northern Ireland.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

All British troops involved in fatal incidents during the Troubles in NI are to face fresh criminal investigations. Many former servicemen will be investigated and could be treated as murder/manslaughter suspects, whilst the terrorists involved in 90% of all murders in the have been pardoned.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/08/british-troops-investigated-killings-troubles-northern-ireland/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2353150/decision-to-investigate-brave-british-troops-over-killings-in-northern-irelands-30-years-of-the-troubles-branded-witch-hunt/

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

15 May 2018 Petition opened for signatures
21 May 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 May 2018

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