Petition · past parliament

veterans of NI to be given the same immunity as the IRA

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The IRA who deliberately targeted innocent men, women and children during the 30 years of the troubles have been granted immunity from prosecution yet veteran who put themselves to protect others have not been given the same consideration.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

18 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
26 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Apr 2019

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