The Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has suggested that killings by members of the security forces during the Troubles were 'not crimes'
Agreeing with DUP’s MP for South Belfast Emma Lyttle Pengelly that more than 90% of all killings and injuries during the Troubles were the result of acts of terrorism, she said "every single one of those was a crime".
There are also ongoing inquests into the killings of ten people during three days of shootings in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast in 1971. Families of the victims believe all were killed by soldiers.Michelle O’Neill, the party’s leader in Northern Ireland, said they were "outrageous and offensive" and should be withdrawn immediately.
The leader of the Alliance Party, Naomi Long, was also highly critical. She described the comments as "appalling" and "an unwarranted and unjustifiable act of political interference".
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