The U.K. government announced Wednesday that it plans to introduce a statute of limitations for alleged crimes committed during decades of violence in Northern Ireland a move that would end prosecution for killings by both British soldiers and members of militant groups. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the statute would “ apply equally to all Troubles-related incidents.” He said the change reflected the increasing difficulty of prosecuting peo
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2021-07-19 00:00:00.0