Karen Bradley has sought to clarify earlier comments where she claimed that killings by police and soldiers during Troubles 'were not crimes'
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images THE SECRETARY OF State for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley has said that killings by military and police forces during the Troubles “were not crimes”.
During a House of Commons debate, the DUP MP Emma Little-Pengelly said that “well over 90% of the murders and injuries” caused during the Troubles in Northern Ireland were caused by acts of terrorism. Over 90% of killings during the Troubles were at the hands of terrorists. Every single one of those was a crime. The fewer than 10% that were at the hands of the military and police were not crimes.
Later on, Bradley clarified her comments saying that she wasn’t referring to any specific cases, but was simply “expressing a general view”. “Of course, where there is evidence of wrongdoing, it should always be investigated, whoever is responsible. These are of course matters for police and prosecuting authorities, who are independent of government.”
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