Revoke “letters of comfort” issued to on the run terrorists to level the field.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

With the PPSNI continued pursuit of Veterans in relation to incidents during the troubles; it is only right, OTR terrorists wanted in connection with atrocities in the UK are held to the same standard. Many terror suspects are immune from prosecution due to erroneously issued OTR letters.

The charges against Soldiers F, B etc when viewed against the dismissal of the case against the Hyde Park bomber because of the letters of comfort demonstrates the fundamental injustice of the one sided approach to justice in Northern Ireland.

Why it was rejected

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In 2014, an independent review of the so-called "on-the-run" scheme (or comfort letters) made it very clear that the letters given to “on the runs” did not constitute an amnesty or immunity from prosecution.

You can read more here:

https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-8352

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Immunity for soldiers who worked in Northern Ireland.

Timeline

10 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
12 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 12 Jun 2019

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