One former British soldier to be charged over 1972 Bloody Sunday killings

One former British soldier is to be charged over the Bloody Sunday killings, the North’s Public Prosecution Service announced in Derry on Thursday.

A 14th victim, John Johnston, died in June that year, and his death was attributed to injuries he sustained on the day. The former soldiers, mostly based in Britain, and their legal representatives were informed of the decision directly after the families were notified. It also included oral evidence and statements from almost 2,000 witnesses who gave evidence over the 435 days of the inquiry that, all told, amounted to more than 100,000 pages of material. It also included investigation files consisting of 668 witness statements and numerous physical exhibits such as photogaphs, videos and audio material.

All decisions as to prosecution were taken by the application of the “test for prosecution”. The test is based on a reasonable prospect of a conviction and a judgment that the prosecution is in the public interest. Most murder cases are judged in the public interest.

raymonddelauney Not enough

Re Bloody Sunday, See:

1 more than Iraq & Afghanistan is the only positive way to look at it but another whitewash of Britain's bloody criminal war in Ireland

Wholly unsatisfactory outcome for the families.

Too little, way too late.

The British soldiers were not trained for peace keeping, police action, no prosecution will change that

BloodySunday: “in respect of the other 18 suspects, including 16 former soldiers and two alleged Official IRA members it has been concluded that the available evidence is insufficient to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction”.

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