Joe McCann: Trial of two soldiers collapses

Joe McCann was shot near his home in the Markets area of Belfast in April 1972

Joe McCann, 24, was shot in disputed circumstances in Joy Street in the Markets area of Belfast in April 1972.Soldiers A and C, both in their 70s, had pleaded not guilty. The men admitted firing shots but said they had acted lawfully when doing so. The judge ruled this evidence as inadmissible and the Public Prosecution Service on Tuesday confirmed it would not appeal against that decision, meaning the case could not proceed.The trial opened last Monday and heard a day of evidence before moving to the issue of whether statements and interviews given by the ex-soldiers would be admissible.

The PPS accepted that the 1972 statements would be inadmissible in isolation, due to deficiencies in how they were taken including that the soldiers were ordered to make them and they were not conducted under caution.

After 40 years this should not have gone to trail. If anyone should of it should be the politicians

IRA terrorist.

'Terrorists'

Watch this space !

It was murder.

Now let's try those that brought this ridiculous charge against them.

Good... bloody farcical

More nonsense from 2 generations ago to fill the pockets of greedy slime ball lawyers.

The comments on this will be interesting.

Justice.

Good.

Surely they should have been given a knighthood for killing these murderous cowards ?

superdupedoodle Rightly so should have never been charged.

'the information in the 1972 statements became admissible because they were adopted and accepted by the defendants during their engagement with the HET in March 2010' Yet the Judge rules this evidence inadmissible. More immunity for British state murderers in Ireland.

Some wonderful news for a change.

Great fucking news

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