British government pledges legal support to soldier charged over Bloody Sunday

Facing pressure in London to offer an amnesty to soldiers, he went on: “The government will urgently reform the system for dealing with legacy issues. Our serving soldiers cannot live in constant fear of prosecution.”Speaking on RTÉ’s Sean O’Rourke Show, Mr Campbell, who represents East Derry in the House of Commons, said the situation facing the soldiers on the ground that day in 1972 had to be considered.

“I was there as a teenager that day as petrol bombs rained down, as shops and soldier were attacked and police were killed,” he said.

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Bloody Sunday case: British ministry of defence to pay for soldiers’ legal feesDecision to charge Bloody Sunday soldiers expected on Thursday The possibility of damage to the GFA from this case worries me. I can't see how the idea that some protagonists in a conflict can have immunity/amnesty for their outrages while others do not will keep on flying. Is it not time for general amnesty?
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