IN-DEPTH: Northern Ireland Truth Body ‘Waste of Time and Money,’ Says Son of Troubles Victim

Published on February 27, 2024

The son of a pub manager shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland in 1976 says he has no confidence a body set up as a result of a controversial piece of legislation will be able to shed light on his father’s murder or any of the 3,600 other deaths during The Troubles. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act was controversially passed by Parliament last year and comes into force on May 1. The legislation was pushed through following a campaign by Tory MP and former soldier Johnny Mercer, who claimed “vexatious litigation” was harassing veterans who had served in Northern Ireland....

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