Troubles trials: why did they collapse, and what happens next?
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from on (#5KT9J)
Decision to halt prosecution for murder of two British veterans is likely to affect other cases
Why have prosecutors dropped Troubles-era murder charges against former soldiers who served in Northern Ireland?
A technicality, and a whole lot of history, lie behind Friday's decision to halt the prosecution of two veterans. Soldier F had been charged with two murders and five attempted murders during Bloody Sunday in Derry in January 1972. Soldier B was charged with killing a teenager in the city in July 1972.
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