Now ANOTHER veteran, 78, faces attempted murder trial for IRA terrorist shooting 50 years on

Daily Mail

18 hours ago

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A 78-year-old former British soldier, identified as Soldier B, is facing an attempted murder trial for an incident that occurred over 50 years ago during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. This development comes after prosecutors reversed an earlier decision not to charge him. Soldier B, a former paratrooper, was involved in an incident in West Belfast on May 12, 1972, where IRA terrorist Eugene Devlin was shot and injured. Soldier B denies shooting Devlin, and no other witnesses have implicated him. This case is being compared to that of another former paratrooper, Soldier F, who also faces charges for Troubles-related incidents. Military sources suggest that the reopening of these cases, particularly without new evidence, is driven by political pressure from Republicans seeking to prosecute soldiers. Retired General Lord Dannatt has condemned the treatment of ex-soldiers, calling it "two-tier justice" when contrasted with the handling of former terrorists. Veterans involved in the Troubles feel th... download the app to read more

at these prosecutions are a form of appeasement and that the prolonged legal processes themselves constitute a severe punishment, regardless of the outcome. Eugene Devlin, the man injured in the 1972 incident, was later killed in a separate ambush in December of the same year while participating in an attack on British troops. The Daily Mail has been campaigning against legal action and perceived witch-hunts targeting army veterans.

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