Investigate letters of comfort to on the run terrorists

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

the government issued letters of comfort to terrorists, but now the government is allowing investigations into alleged crimes by the security forces, So where are the investigations into bombings, Rules should be equal not 1 sided.

Stop these letters of comfort and bring forward prosecutions to those that committed terrorist crimes, Those that had their sentences annulled and allowed their freedom should be investigated to see if other terrorist crimes have been committed by them and re impose the initial sentences.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. In 2014, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland set out that such letters were no longer in force:

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/government-implementation-of-the-hallett-report

This followed an independent review by Lady Justice Hallett:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/335206/41003_Hallett_Web_Accessible.pdf

There was also an inquiry by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee:

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmselect/cmniaf/177/17702.htm

Decisions on prosecutions are a matter for the prosecution services and not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

14 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
18 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 May 2021

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