As the UK and Irish governments introduce a new framework to address legacy issues from The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has told BFBS Forces News the previous Act wouldn’t have stood up to legal scrutiny.
Both nations have jointly announced the creation of a Legacy Commission, the first ever collaborative framework of this nature, to fairly scrutinise the implications of the Troubles and find answers for families whose loved ones never returned home.
It will replace the Legacy Act introduced by the previous Conservative Government, which offered conditional amnesty, meaning some inquests into events will resume.
More: https://www.forcesnews.com/military-life/northern-ireland/uk-ireland-announce-legacy-commission-ni-troubles-inquests-set
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